Thursday, May 31, 2012
Film History: Ghostbusters
In 1984 the film Ghostbusters became a phenomena and the stars who wrote the film Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis began a classic film franchise which is still continuing with a script for Ghostbusters 3 still supposedly in development. We talked a bit about Ivan Reitman direction and the cultural significance of the film but for your essay well focus mostly on acting and writing so answer the following three questions in a two page typed paper for Friday June 1:
The comedic moments of the film are often hinged on the actors ability to relate to each other as a ensemble, describe a scene which worked thanks to the interplay of the primary cast: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis and describe what specifically makes you care about the characters as a viewer.
The effects are dated at times but somehow they still work and the film still is fun to watch, use a scene from the film and discuss what makes the ghost work despite the outdated effects?
The location plays an important role in the film, discuss how the city of New York is woven into the film and what makes it work as a character in the film for the audience? Why New York?
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