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5 Mistakes The Movies & Television Make Regarding The Law

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We’re all pretty well aware that what we see on the big or little screen is not always true to the real life situations depicted.  Some of the worst in spreading the truth are crime and law shows. Too often the movies and television depict legal proceedings inaccurately.  

If you ever get in trouble with the law, don’t bank on what you saw on your favorite show panning out in real life.  Here’s a quick look at some of the most common mistakes movies and television writers make regarding the law and its proceedings.  

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Love, Engagements, and Weddings On TV

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Relationships and love are at the center of most TV programs, at least tangentially. Sometimes you can compare your successes with TV character successes. Sometimes you watch reality TV shows just to see how much of a train wreck other people’s lives can be. But sometimes it’s interesting just to theorize how your own concepts of love, engagements, and weddings fit with that of mass consciousness.
Some of the shows that you can look at to pique your curiosity include reality shows featuring bachelors and bachelorettes, reality shows about real housewives, bridezillas in progress, and ever-popular soap operas for people who are interested in extended timelines. [Read more…]

5 Movie Scenes That Captured Very Real Moments

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When you watch a movie you assume that every word spoken was in the script and the director and actor preplanned every reaction captured.  These 5 movie scenes are a few examples of how that is not always the case and some movie scenes have very real moments.
Alien
Anyone who has watched the original Alien movie knows about the infamous chestburster scene, which produced some realistic responses from the characters in the film.  Before filming the actors were only told that something was going to happen but they were not told what.  The actors had no idea that a creature would burst from John Hurt’s chest or that they would be showered in gore and blood.
Apocalypse Now
In the documentary Hearts of Darkness made about Apocalypse Now, it was revealed that the opening scene that depicts the brutal breakdown of Martin Sheen’s Captain Willard was far more real than anyone could imagine.  The scene was shot on Sheen’s birthday, and the actor was so drunk he really smashed his head.  The breakdown as well as the blood was all real.
Fight Club
Director David Fincher likes to capture authentic reactions on film and did so with one particular scene in the movie Fight Club.  In the beginning of the movie, stars Brad Pitt and Edward Norton have a fight outside the bar.  Norton was not supposed to actually hit Pitt, but before the scene Fincher pulled Norton aside and asked Norton to actually hit Pitt.  When Norton hits Pitt, the reaction is real.
The 40 Year Old Virgin
In the now famous scene where actor Steve Carell gets his chest waxed, Carell opted to actually get his own chest hair waxed on film.  Though many actors would have opted to remove their hair in less painful ways and then worn fake chest hair to complete the scene, Carell wanted to make the moment as authentic as possible.   Carell stated in an interview, “That was 100% real.  We set up 5 cameras because we knew it would be one take…and it was not scripted.” His painful reaction is funny and very real.
Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory
In this classic film Willy Wonka, portrayed by Gene Wilder, shows off his chocolate room to the contest winners for the first time.  The scene is filled with looks of genuine amazement from the other actors in the scene.  Their looks and reaction to the room are one hundred percent genuine as none of the actors were allowed to look at the set of the candy gardens and chocolate room.
So the next time you watch a film and a scene seems so authentic, or an actor has a genuine reaction, it may just be the real deal.

The Beat of the Feet: Shoes On Television and Film

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As important as shoes are in real life, it’s no surprise that they hold a special place in television and film. Whereas a lot of attention is paid to actor’s expressions, voices, and script, there’s a lot to be said for those extra details that make everything believable and immersive, and small things like footwear can do that trick.
For a few illustrations of the overall importance of this topic, consider that there are entire shows that feature shoes of some sort, that they often have thematic importance in movies and film, the foley work that goes into good film sound, when they get focused on, and their importance in niche martial arts movies. [Read more…]

Films That Focus on Interracial Love

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Interracial love has been a topic that has garnered a lot of heat for centuries. Racism is as real an issue in today’s world as it was during the time of slavery. It might not be as prevalent and easy to see, but it manifests itself in many different ways and still has an effect on political, social, and environmental factors that majorly shape the world that we live in.
Racism is completely ridiculous. That much is certain. Obviously everybody doesn’t agree on that matter, but to take away people’s rights or to treat them differently because they’re from a particular people group is like saying that of all the different ants in the world, one species of that ant can be considered an ant at all because it’s bite hold fire. What are the characteristics of being an ant? What are the characteristics of being human? There are variations within a species and every variation holds a purpose in the the whole of the ecosystem. [Read more…]