Waking Ned Devine

            The style of editing in the movie was continuous. The very first major point in the Waking Ned Devine was when Jackie found Ned dead in his home, with the lottery ticket winner. The mid-point is when Michael pretended to be Ned I believe. Also the climax is at the very end when they cash in the check and everybody is partying. Music was used everywhere, in the very beginning it played some happy music thinking that Jackie was going to win the lottery, but it fooled us and he didn’t win. At the very end when everybody is in the pub and there are violins and the music keeps intensifying and then the witch gets hit while she’s in the phone booth. Parallel storytelling is with the witch and also when Michael is naked on the scooter while Jackie is with the guy in the car asking for Ned. 

The Godfather

               In the Godfather the use of color varies, at one point their is somebody in a gold room, and that represents wealth. Also when their is a wedding, everybody is dressed in white like normal. Also when they are in the godfathers dark room, everything is dark including the actors and the lighting is dark as well. The shots were framed in the rule of thirds, especially at one point when they are fighting in the street and the other guy that is getting beat to death is on the left side at the very end which is fear on that left side. An extreme close up appeared when Michael was in the bar and getting mad at the gentleman and when he killed them. I think what made the film so important and successful, is that it has you root for the bad guys, and it shows that even bad people can be good people with good purposes. The external goal is the godfather helping other people who are in need, and i think another external goal is when Michael kills those two guys in the bar. The internal goal is dealing with the godfathers sons with their wives i believe, because they would have a lot of conflicts with their wives. I think their may be a lot of themes, but I would think that the theme is power, whether it be the Godfather or the police. The theme could also be to help others.