Existing Crime films

Introduction

There are many different ways of creating crime films as there are different sub genres. I wanted to research these genres because I can get inspiration of how I want my film to look and be perceived. The research will also help me get a more accurate knowledge of my target audience. By doing so I will learn what features my audience will like and enjoy which will lead to my movie being more appropriate and successful.

The call

I firstly looked at a recent film named "The Call". In this movie Halle Berry a famous actress plays the role of a 911 Veteran operator. When she receives a call off of a teenage girl she begins to try and help. However, the girl then gets abducted. The call operator has to face a criminal from her past in order to help save the girls life. Throughout the film there are numerous phone calls from the boot of a car which helps to show the characters emotions. By using realistic occupations the film has a realistic impression which makes us sympathise with the teenage girl more. As I want to clearly distinguish the good and the bad in my movie I want to make the viewer connect to each character in order to help them understand the plot. I also looked at techniques the film used in order to use similar effects on my own film. The Call used lots of close ups to show the severity of the characters emotions. By doing this we will see how a crime movie is developed. I think that this was a good movie to look at as it similar to what I would want my own film to be like. I want to create suspension and have a thriller side to it in order to create a wider audience range. I then went onto looking at reviews of the film to see what the viewers liked and disliked. Doing this prevented me from making as many mistakes as well as using techniques which the viewer liked. This gave me an advantage as I could then get an idea of what the viewers wanted. The website http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1911644/reviews gave me several reviews of what they thought of the film. The majority of people thought the movie was gripping from the start but found certain parts of the movie weak. However, these people said it was to be expected because every movie does. Overall, the movie had a gripping stage which meant that the movie was a success and was well suited to the genre making it a good example to use when getting inspiration to create my own movie. 

21 Jump Street 

Next I looked at the movie 21 Jump Street. This movie has had many awards and the film is a comedy based around a crime genre. The movie consists of two well known actors Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill. Before the movie even starts we see and learn that the characters and there to purposely entertain. When the two characters go in on an undercover cop mission in a nigh school events soon take a turn for the worst. Whilst trying to shut down a drug operation in a high school the two undercover cops begin to fight for popularity. As times have changed and the popularity roles have reversed they find themselves too busy in trying to become popular than actually trying to shut down the drug operation. We also see dangers of what going undercover can bring, for example, supplying underage people with alcohol and giving out drugs. As this film is aimed at a similar audience to mine I thought this would be a good thing to look at because they have been successful in the making of the film so they must have used good features. After looking into this movie I may decided to add a few comical lines in order to create an entertaining piece of work. I also may use mysterious upbeat music to create a more memorable movie. I also looked at reviews for this movie to see also what they enjoyed and what they would change in order to make the film more enjoyable. When I found a review of the movie I found out that most people were "surprisingly entertained". However, they did feel that the movie dragged on towards the end. Here is a link to more reviews of the movie; http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1232829/. 

Cell 211  

The final film I looked at was Cell 211. This film is based in a prison which is very well know for a bad and unsafe reputation. When prison officer Juan goes to work a day early than he should there happens to be a complication at the prison. However, Juan has an accident and is unconscious. As the trouble begins to arise there is a riot within the prison. In order to survive Juan knows he has to pretend to be a prisoner in order to go home to his pregnant wife.  The prisoner workers know the dangers of these criminals and flee leaving Juan and the criminals to solve the issue themselves. Juan and one of the highest criminal authority inmate form an alliance in Juan's attempt to survive. The waiting of the movie to draw to a close keeps us guessing as to whether Juan will escape. The film is a gripping tale and we want Juan to escape as he has no place being there. I chose to look at this movie as it is relatively new as it was released in 2012. It also gave me ideas on how the characters in my own movie should act in order to make my film seem more realistic.