CINEMA — MYTHS AND MEANING🎥
The Films That Award Ceremonies Forget
Are some of cinema’s finest works of art
It was a foregone conclusion that in 1993, Schindler’s List would take away most of the significant film awards, followed closely behind by Tom Hanks’ groundbreaking performance in Philadelphia. The year-end roster included other fine cinematic works like In The Name Of The Father and The Piano.
Still, there always seems to be one film that in any other year would be heaped with accolades, which inevitably goes almost completely unnoticed. Strange also, that in this particular year of filmmaking excellence, would be a work by one of cinema’s greatest directors, Martin Scorsese.
On the surface, when we look at the body of directorial work from Scorsese, it’s not difficult to see certain recurring themes are present throughout his films. His use of the travelling shot for example, where the camera takes the audience on a moving tour through enclosed spaces is always featured to establish an environment, as is the never-seen narrator who guides the story in most of Scorsese’s scripts.
On a symbolic level, one theme that Martin Scorsese seems to revisit regularly is the brutality of humankind. It may be much subtler in the instance of one film in particular, but that…
