The movie Silver Linings Playbook, while not a terribly thought provoking piece, works well within the theme of a romantic comedy. David Russel's film manages stand as an effective representation of it's genre despite the lack of strong plot, leaving the acting to stand on it's own and the themes to shine through. This would be a negative with another genre of movie but the film needs to be judged for what it is. A character driven romantic comedy can stand on acting alone and be successful. Stellar
A Silver Lining “Excelsior. It means… I’m gonna take all this negativity and use it as fuel and I’m gonna find a silver lining.” –Pat, The Silver Linings Playbook. It was the week before Christmas when we finally got up to the cabin at a ski resort in Colorado. Never experiencing snow, my siblings and I were thrilled when we found out we were going on vacation during winter. After traveling from California to Colorado for more than eighteen hours with my family members however, I was ready to hit
David O’Russell, Silver Linings playbook has been a critically acclaimed success since its premiering in 2012. In a movie that combines comedy, drama and romance, we follow Pat Solatano (Bradley Cooper) through his readjustment into his old town, after having spent eight month in a mental institution. The cause of his detention is a mental illness not truly acknowledged in our society: bipolarity, and we discover the only way for Pat to live with it is to pursue his « silver linings ». Dolores Solatano
Silver Linings Playbook is a romantic comedy-drama directed by David O. Russell. I chose to complete my media analysis on this particular film because it was the most recent one and I am very familiar with the actors and actresses in the film. This film was released in 2012 and discusses bipolar disorder, OCD, and sex addiction. Pat, the main character, suffers from bipolar disorder but he calls it “undiagnosed”, however in the film we can see the apparent changes in his behavior. Those who experience
Silver Linings Playbook (2012) I have been putting off watching this movie for quite a while now for others. And now that I did finally see it I am pleasantly surprised. This has been the best movie that I have seen this week and that’s saying quite a lot considering I have watched The Big Lebowski, Sideways and Little Miss Sunshine in the last few days. I now have to put David O. Russell up there with the other Directors that I blindly follow Scorsese, David Fincher and Christopher Nolan. O'Russell
The movie “Silver Linings Playbook” is a movie about a man, Pat Solitano Jr., who deals with mental disabilities and is recovering from finding his wife cheating on him and loosing control on the man that was involved. Pat spends some time in a psychiatric hospital and then moves back into his parent’s, Patrizio and Dolores’ home. One of Pat’s friends, Ronnie and his wife Veronica invite him over for dinner to meet recently widowed Tiffany Maxwell, she also suffers from the mental harshness of loosing
certain moments in the story, but for the most part, they keep the story to its original form. For instance, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, “Of Mice and Men”, and “The Hunger Games”, just to name a few; But then there are novels like “Silver Linings Playbook” by Matthew Quick that are changed so much when turned into a film, that it would do well as its own stand-alone film. The film version of the story is in many shapes and forms different from the original novel. In the novel interpretation
There are a bunch of great actors in the film industry. Each actor brings their own unique flavor of acting to the table. While looks do play into the success of an actor, the essence of acting is when an actor can transform them self into the character that is conveyed on the screen. Some of my favorite actors are Mark Ruffalo, Steve Carell, and Emma Stone. Once these actors understand and learn about their character, they can become that character. When an actor can turn into the character in the
Angeles Times for instance, described the film as a “huge gamble” for the production company, 20th Century Fox. The team behind the project had also acknowledged the film’s weak mainstream appeal amidst other holiday blockbusters such as Silver Linings Playbook and The Hobbit. Despite the lack of faith in the project, the film went on to earn over $609 million worldwide, more than earning back the costs of production. The film also garnered a whopping 11 nominations at the Academy Awards, bringing