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Name: Professor’s name: Course: Date: L.A Confidential Film Review L.A confidential (1997) is a film based on a 1990 novel by author James Ellroy. The film “L.A Confidential” is set in Los Angeles California in the 1950s. It is a detective film following the happenings in the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and more specifically it follows three detectives who are out to fight corruption. Sergeant Edmund Exley an intelligent officer who seems to be willing to go as far as testifying against another officer in order to get a promotion takes center stage. Edmund works together with Officer Wendell White a plainclothes officer who is violent to women offenders and can sometimes bend the law to solve problems and also Sergeant Jack Vincennes who is a narcotics detective. The three work separately but have different objectives that seem to be leading to the same thing. While Sergeant Exley other story that would have just laid out the story plain. Conclusion The narrative told by the L.A Confidential is one of irony as the theme of corruption is explored in a setting where corruption would not be expected. This in itself makes the film interesting. Including more styles such as scenarios that seem not connected and more than one protagonist enables the film to bring out its deeper meaning and tell a story that has a twisted plot using real-life examples. It is thus able to tell a story about a familiar theme but in a very unconventional manner. The film is generally subjective as the range of information in the movie allows us to view things from a character’s point and also hear sounds as the character would hear them. This is evident in the climax during the shoot-out. Works Cited “L.A. Confidential (1997).” IMDb IMDb.com www.imdb.com/title/tt0119488/. [...]
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In writing the paper, make reference to relevant lecture concepts: What sort of Dramatic Structure does the film use? How does this structure deviate from Aristotle's Rules for Dramatic Structure and why? (How do these deviations contribute to the film's content?) What is the relationship between the film's Plot and its Story? Why does the film reveal information in the way (and in the order) that it did? What is the film's Range of Story Information -- is it Objective or Subjective? Does it follow many characters or limit itself to one? Do we tend to know more or less than the main characters? What are the film's literal or obvious subjects and how does it develop these into complex ideas (or "themes")? Does the film's title convey important meaning? Don't just address these questions as a checklist -- use them to develop a sense of the film's overall approach to Narrative so that you can develop your own thoughtful argument about how the film is telling its story and WHY the film is doing so in this manner. Ultimately, the fundamental question to be answered in this assignment is simply "Why was the story told in the way it was told?" How do the choices the filmmakers made in constructing their narrative affect the film’s meaning? What sorts of general story-telling systems (or "rules") does the film seem to follow -- and does it ever break these? Remember to devise an objective argument (i.e. one that can be proven with evidence) as opposed to something subjective (only based on personal opinion). Assume a skeptical reader! Use specific details from the film to convince your reader (me) of your argument.
