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Director Rob Cohen is an emerging artist in the film industry. His current work is allowing him to become a well respected film director especially among the youthful audiences of today. This essay discusses Cohen’s abilities as a director with the analysis of several of his films including The Fast And The Furious, Triple X (XXX), Daylight, and The Rat Pack. Cohen has proven he has what it takes to become an outstanding director, and embeds a uniqueness that can be found amongst his films worth recognizing. ...
Cohen began as a TV producer until he decided to devote himself wholly to film directing. ... Cohen needed to make some serious changes in his style, his choice of script and cast, and his perception and tact in order to find success as a mainstream director.
Cohen found greater satisfaction from the made-for-TV docudrama The Rat Pack which he directed for HBO in 1998. ... Cohen was praised for such an accomplishment and earned a nod from the Directors Guild along with numerous Emmy nominations.
The Rat Pack is similar to two other films Cohen directed several years earlier. ...
What makes this a fine film is the solid script and the performances of the actors Cohen chose some powerful actors which carried the film - most notably Don Cheadle (Sammy Davis Jr. ... Although the budget was tight, Cohen managed to select less expensive music that was still very fitting for the film. ...
The Skulls was another film Cohen directed that was not executed well enough to receive rave reviews. Cohen tried to incorporate too many elements such as sex, a car chase, a suicide attempt, a mental institution, a corrupt cop, a shootout, sports and college life, without developing a fully meaningful narrative. ... Perhaps Cohen was limited to a small budget, rigid time constraints, and a weak cast, however certain modification to the story could have yielded much improved results. ...
The Fast And The Furious was the first blockbuster movie of Cohen’s, which did unexpectedly well at the box office. ... Cohen packed this film with fast cars, attractive women, strapping men, rap music, and money. ...
Rob Cohen’s inspiration for this film came from a thrilling ride he had in an RX-7 in which he reached a speed of 171 miles per hour. In an interview Cohen said “The thing that I realized was that there was no way to get that speed on film technically through traditional methods.
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