Resident Evil
1) What is the genre of "Resident Evil" and give three reasons why?
The genre of "Resident Evil" is a combination of Sci-Fi and Horror. This is shown because the first scene is a robot telling the audience about the company "Umbrella". The next scene shows a death and the scene after shows zombies which links to horror because zombies are scary.
2) What production context does Resident Evil into and give three reasons why?
I think that the production context fits in with the Hollywood production context. This reason being is because the effects looks above average, the sets were very proffessional and looks as it took them a long time to construct. The budget for this film was estimated and 33 million (according to IMDB) so it seems that the film was givin a hugely big budget to create a very profitable movie. The last reason is the actors, if the budget was to a low standard then the producers would have hired less well-know actors/actresses so the film wouldn't have been noticable.
3) Were there any stars involved with Resident Evil? If yes why do you think that was?
The only star I really knew from Resident Evil was Milla Jovovich. She previously starred in such films as Dazed & Confused, Fifth Element and Joan of Arc. She was already well know before this movie was released so some people who wanted to see this movie might have wanted to see it because of Milla. There were a few more well known stars that were in this movie like Michelle Rodriguez who previously starred in Fast and Furiou (2001) and Eric Mabius who is well known for doing Ugly Betty. So overall I think that Resident Evil did have a few well known actors/actresses for the movie to be successful as it is because if it didn't have actors that knowbody knew then hardly anyone would see it.
4) How did the narrative, dialogue, chracters, and locations relate to the production context? Give actual examples. Can you think of anything else that helped communicate the production context with regards to film content?
The narrative is a strong and interesting narrative. It introduces the likes of zombies and computers that can relate to different types of film fans such as Terminator and Land of the Dead fans. Zombies and computers are the basic instruments to what this particular film is, a Sci-Fi Horror. The setting was mostly around a office work that has been trashed and dumped with zombies. The effects were good as well.Obviously now-our-days effects are seen in near enough every Hollywood movie but for this tim when Resident Evil was released the effects were seen as an astonishing. The budget helped the production a lot because it had to pay for the important aspects the the setting and actors etc.
This is why I have chosen the production context to be under Hollywood. The reason why I have chosen this is because the film itself looks both well made (the setting, action, stars etc.) and the film actual did make a lot of money. Let's also not forget that Resident Evil is based on a game. The film was such a succes that they had to make another 4 more. The effects also made the film look much better as in those days the effects were classed as very well done but looking back on it now, the effects could have been improved.
Another BIG factor was the zombies, if the zombies didn't look or act like they were supposed to then the film would properly be seen as a major flop. However the make up and effects used on the zombies made them stand out and look very devlish and evil. This would also fall under the budget which, again, is a major difference for the production context. It helped the film out a lot with regards to the setting, actors, effects, make up etc.
5) How did the technology used relate the the production context? Give examples and compare this to the British and/or Hollywood film.
The effects used in Resident Evil was not bad at all. It did help the overall feel and captured the vision that the film wanted to give the audience. At the time in 2002 (whwen it was released) the film was seen as a success after making the film based on a computer game. The only other films to do that were Street Fighter (1994), Mortal Kombat (1995), Lara Croft (2001) and loads more. The effects when compared to British and/or Bollywood will properly be above standard because Hollywood is a major money maker especially in America. The estimated budget for this movie was 33 million so the budget helped out the film a lot when it came to choosing the actors, effects, setting etc
3) Were there any stars involved with Resident Evil? If yes why do you think that was?
The only star I really knew from Resident Evil was Milla Jovovich. She previously starred in such films as Dazed & Confused, Fifth Element and Joan of Arc. She was already well know before this movie was released so some people who wanted to see this movie might have wanted to see it because of Milla. There were a few more well known stars that were in this movie like Michelle Rodriguez who previously starred in Fast and Furiou (2001) and Eric Mabius who is well known for doing Ugly Betty. So overall I think that Resident Evil did have a few well known actors/actresses for the movie to be successful as it is because if it didn't have actors that knowbody knew then hardly anyone would see it.
4) How did the narrative, dialogue, chracters, and locations relate to the production context? Give actual examples. Can you think of anything else that helped communicate the production context with regards to film content?
The narrative is a strong and interesting narrative. It introduces the likes of zombies and computers that can relate to different types of film fans such as Terminator and Land of the Dead fans. Zombies and computers are the basic instruments to what this particular film is, a Sci-Fi Horror. The setting was mostly around a office work that has been trashed and dumped with zombies. The effects were good as well.Obviously now-our-days effects are seen in near enough every Hollywood movie but for this tim when Resident Evil was released the effects were seen as an astonishing. The budget helped the production a lot because it had to pay for the important aspects the the setting and actors etc.
This is why I have chosen the production context to be under Hollywood. The reason why I have chosen this is because the film itself looks both well made (the setting, action, stars etc.) and the film actual did make a lot of money. Let's also not forget that Resident Evil is based on a game. The film was such a succes that they had to make another 4 more. The effects also made the film look much better as in those days the effects were classed as very well done but looking back on it now, the effects could have been improved.
Another BIG factor was the zombies, if the zombies didn't look or act like they were supposed to then the film would properly be seen as a major flop. However the make up and effects used on the zombies made them stand out and look very devlish and evil. This would also fall under the budget which, again, is a major difference for the production context. It helped the film out a lot with regards to the setting, actors, effects, make up etc.
5) How did the technology used relate the the production context? Give examples and compare this to the British and/or Hollywood film.
The effects used in Resident Evil was not bad at all. It did help the overall feel and captured the vision that the film wanted to give the audience. At the time in 2002 (whwen it was released) the film was seen as a success after making the film based on a computer game. The only other films to do that were Street Fighter (1994), Mortal Kombat (1995), Lara Croft (2001) and loads more. The effects when compared to British and/or Bollywood will properly be above standard because Hollywood is a major money maker especially in America. The estimated budget for this movie was 33 million so the budget helped out the film a lot when it came to choosing the actors, effects, setting etc
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