Nope: the Death of the Cameraman, the Life of the Spectacle

Posted on November 4, 2023November 4, 2023 by Kayla Lerner

There is a side of modern media, where you can view terribly thrilling videos, like a woman just narrowly missing an attack from a bear while she skis away, or a man falling into a glacier, teetering ... Read More

Tampopo: The world’s first “ramen western” (extra credit)

Posted on October 27, 2023October 27, 2023 by Esther Jung

If you’re interested in watching another creative take on a traditional Western, I cannot recommend the Japanese comedy Tampopo (1985) enough. The film, directed by Juzo Itami, mimics the tradit... Read More

Nope: Filmmaking, Documentation, and Erasure (Viewer)

Posted on October 26, 2023October 26, 2023 by Esther Jung

Nope is a genre-defying movie described by most as a sci-fi thriller/Western. But Jordan Peele, the film’s director, wanted to make the film a “spectacle” about “the great Amer... Read More

(Searcher) Director Jordan Peele on Nope Central Theme

Posted on October 26, 2023October 26, 2023 by Amy Nunez

This is an interview with director Jordan Peele. In this video, he talks about the horror theme in Nope. In the film, he states that he knows the movie is a horror film and that it might be hard for s... Read More

Central themes and Explanation Behind Nope (searcher)

Posted on October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 by Maddy Goldstein

In this video, Peele discusses the overarching themes of Nope as well as his goals for the movie. He mentions the theme of human addiction to spectacle, and what happens when money becomes involved in... Read More

(Searcher) The Exploitation of Animals in “NOPE”

Posted on October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 by Jordyn Roskind

https://collider.com/nope-animal-exploitation-spectacle-jordan-peele/ In Jordan Peele’s NOPE, the exploitation of animals is depicted as a central theme of the film. This article, written by Molly K... Read More

The Uncanny Disturbing Reality of Jordan Peeles’ “Nope”

Posted on October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 by Ajah

In Peele’s film, he conveys a sense of human confusion toward “non-behaving” non-human entities, like the Chimp, Gordy, the alien ship-shaped threat, and even O.J.’s horse, Lucky. ... Read More

(Searcher) Death of the Western Genre?

Posted on October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 by Logan Viera

Continuing the discussion of film genres as outlined in chapter 9 of Bordwell & Thompson’s Film Art: An Introduction, I became fascinated by their inclusion of “The Western” as o... Read More

‘Nope’: a genre-disrupting masterpiece

Posted on October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 by Stefanie Silvera

In “Nope,” Jordan Peele delivers another film that challenges genre conventions, infusing the horror and sci-fi genres with an intellectual, curious, and playful perspective that feels ess... Read More

(Reader)The 4 Genres

Posted on October 24, 2023October 24, 2023 by Max Marte

While Genres in film are definitely not limited to the four listed below, these four genres are very important in the landscape of the history of American filmmaking The Western – one of t... Read More

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Intro to Film 2023

FILM 101-4 • Emory University • Fall 2023 • Professor Gregory Zinman

Category: Week 10 (10/24 + 10/26) • Genre