This scene is from the movie Caddyshack (1980) which was directed by Harold Ramis, who also directed the films Groundhog Day and the very familiar film Ghostbusters. This scene starts of with the main character Danny Noonan Who is attempting his putt for the win of the caddy tournament. Danny's concentration and the crowd watching him displays that the scene had a lot of meaning and was supposed to be a very suspenseful and exciting part of the film. The camera moves from Danny putting to the ball stopping just on the edge of the cup meaning he would not win the tournament. The ball sits on the edge and the crowd begins to mumble about the putt and there are many shocked and surprised expressions as the camera moves around to different people in the audience. Then there is a cut to the golfer Danny is playing against as he is scene celebrating his victory with his caddy as Danny and some others still watch as the ball sits on the edge of the cup. The camera always pans back to the cup and ball and people staring at it reminding the audience of the film of the most important part of the scene. Then the most important part of the scene occurs.
Cinema Critique Caddy Shack Ending Scene
The greenskeeper named Carl (Bill Murray) finally takes action with the gopher issue that has been going on through out the movie. I really like how this small issue at this golf course then goes on to decide the victor of the caddy tournament. Carl the greenskeeper was misinstructed when told to take care of the gopher problem. The gopher outsmarts Carl through out the entire film so Carl resorts to setting explosives through out the holes that the Gopher dug all over the course. The scene then goes to Carl setting of his explosives as very fast pace music begins to play. Reminder the camera is still panning back to Danny and others watching the ball and the cup and not the explosions around them. Making it very visual of how close this ball really is to the cup. The camera goes to shots of explosions all around the course as the music gets faster and faster. Golfers are taking cover and some are in true shock as others continue to watch Danny's ball rest on the edge of the cup.
After about 20 seconds of true chaos the camera goes back to Danny and the caddy master as they watch the ground rumble from the explosions as the ball begins to move closer and closer to the cup. Danny looks around to see the smoke and mess of the course to then watch his ball fall in the cup due to the shaking of the ground. The camera goes from a shot of both the caddy master and Danny staring at the cup with the crowd in the background to a inside of the cup slow motion view of the ball falling in. The cut then goes to everyone celebration on the putting green with Danny and then cuts back to Carl spectating his mass distrcution to the golf course.
Now You See Me Cinema Critique
This clip from the movie Now You See Me really caught my eye. This clip is early in the movie when J.Daniel Atlas character is being introduced into the film. It starts off as he is looking into a mirror looking at we the audience, I really like how he directs the camera and our eyes in this clip by saying “Now come in close, closer” it really made me engaged in the scene. Atlas then goes on to give directions to his audience in his magic. I really like how the camera is circling him going in and out of his hands while he shuffles the cards with his eyes closed. I also noticed he is doing a voice over the entire time in this shot making it almost seem like he is thinking what we are hearing his voice say. This was really cool and interesting. The clip then goes to him performing in Chicago, It takes us to Chicago through a very cinematic clip of what looks to be a bay with a pretty sunset and a lighthouse. The shot then goes to him surrounded by a crowd of people as he's focused on a girl that he is showing his magic card trick. I liked how there was never a time when both of these two were in the same shot until he shows her that he had her card by throwing the deck of cards into the air as the card number was then projected on the side of a city skyrise building. The music started and was very suspenseful at the time of this which I really liked as all the cards he threw rained down on the crowd of people.