Secondary Contextual film Research

As part of my research I decided to watch several films that could inspire my project, from real life stories like Sophie Scholl, who dissented against the Nazis, to The Lego Movie, a modern day children animation with Marxist undertones.

Sophie Scholl was very inspiring to me as it is a true story. Scholl, her family and friends worked together to undermine the Nazi regime and eventually sacrificed their lives. The films interview scenes are very symbolic of her standing up alone to a system that didn't work, it dials down major issues and events and contains them in a jail cell or interview room. This is good from my perspective as my films will not have a budget and must take place on the small scale, but with this deliver the huge impact to the audience that a revolution should make them feel.

This film was hugely inspirational for the direction
of my idea. It tells the story of a Sports agent who has a moral epiphany that he should stop obsessing over money and expanding success and scale down so he can actually look after his clients. Its story strongly focused on the personal revolution, actively working to change and improve his own life by becoming a better person.

The Godfather is also extremely relevant to the ideas of personal revolution, however unlike Jerry Maguire, Michael Corleone's personal revolution moves in the opposite direction; once a respected war hero, he moves toward greed, vengeance and personal gain, culminating in him murdering his own brother in part II. This made realise that my film has an entirely new direction to move into and one i think i actually prefer, revolutions often don't go well, leading to downward spirals and i think this might be a better narrative arch to explore as it could be a good twist to put to the audience and make them think.