Top cast:Ryan Gosling,Carey Mulligan,Bryan Cranston
Director:Zack Snyder
Genre:Crime
Region:Lebanon
Year:2019
Storyline:Griffith brought all of his experience and techniques to this film from his earliest short films at Biograph, including the following:the use of ornate title cardsspecial use of subtitles graphically verbalizing imageryits own original musical score written for an orchestrathe introduction of night photography (using magnesium flares)the use of outdoor natural landscapes as backgroundsthe definitive usage of the still-shotelaborate costuming to achieve historical authenticity and accuracymany scenes innovatively filmed from many different and multiple anglesthe technique of the camera "iris" effect (expanding or contracting circular masks to either reveal and open up a scene, or close down and conceal a part of an image)the use of parallel action and editing in a sequence (Gus' attempted rape of Flora, and the KKK rescues of Elsie from Lynch and of Ben's sister Margaret)extensive use of color tinting for dramatic or psychological effect in sequencesmoving, traveling or "panning" camera racking shotsthe effective use of total-screen close-ups to reveal intimate expressionsbeautifully crafted, intimate family exchangesthe use of vignettes seen in "balloons" or "iris-shots" in one portion of a darkened screenthe use of fade-outs and cameo-profiles (a medium closeup in front of a blurry background)the use of lap dissolves to blend or switch from one image to anotherhigh-angle shots and the abundant use of panoramic long shotsthe dramatization of history in a moving story - an example of an early spectacle or epic film with historical costuming and many historical references (e.Maintaining an iron-clad fixed position, he immediately locks horns with Saito by arguing that according to the Geneva Convention, officers are not permitted to do manual labor alongside enlisted men:Nicholson: I heard your remarks just now sir.You British prisoners have been chosen to build a bridge across the River Kwai.It will be pleasant work requiring skill, and officers will work as well as men.The Japanese Army cannot have idle mouths to feed.If you work hard, you will be treated well.But if you do not work hard, you will be punished!A word to you about escape.There is no barbed wire, no stockade, no watchtower.They are not necessary.We are an island in the jungle.Escape is impossible.You would die.Today you rest.Tomorrow you will begin.Let me remind you of General Yamashita's motto: 'Be happy in your work.' Dismissed!In brief cutaways to Shears from the side, the chief 'know-it-all' gravedigger watches with a mixture of amusement and disgust.The capsule exploded and killed Lindsey only a few seconds before he could apply the charged defibrillator to save her.One of the more ruthless of them, the leader Vladis Grutas (Rhys Ifans), shot the wounded SS Major, and stole the Iron Cross from his uniform, as they fled from the attack - becoming deserters.