Opening scene The opening scene of Trainspotting is widely regarded to be one of the most iconic scenes in British movie history. It does a great job of showing you what to expect for the rest of the movie, jumping straight into explicit scenes. The music that plays throughout it while Renton reels off all of the things to 'choose' sets the fast pace and adds an action-based effect to the scene. We get to see all of the main characters here and one of the sub-plots of the movie (Renton trying to get off of heroin) is set. Most of the camera shots are close ups or mid shots in this scene as it is still trying to develop the characters and introduce them to the viewer. The lighting in the house is very dark and miserable. This directly contradicts the light from the previous scene of being outside, and it also contradicts the music which is still playing in the background. This creates a strange effect on the audience which makes them not too disturbed or sad by the scene, d...
We need to talk about Kevin is a film released in 2011. It was directed by Lynne Ramsay who had previously made the short film, 'Gasman'. The film was released under BBC films with a budget of 7 million dollars. The film profited with a box office of 10.8 million dollars. The film can fit under both the thriller genre and the drama genre. With themes of betrayal, jealousy, relationships, love, violence, mental health, parenting and isolation, the film is rather dark and goes into a few topics which others would not go into. The film is about a woman named Eva (played by Tilda Swinton), who seems to have an enjoyable, active life. This changes when she is pregnant and starts to evidently become depressed. The situation grows worse when the baby is born, and shows clear signs of evilness from then on. The opening scene of the movie shows Eva enjoying herself in some kind of tomato festival. It is here that we start to see the importance of the use of colour throughout the mo...
Winter's bone is a popular American film made in 2010, directed by Debra Granik and starring Jennifer Lawrence. The film was very emotional and though-provoking throughout its entirety as it was so raw and cold-hearted. There were no special effects or CGI, the whole film was just pure tear-jerking content. The setting played a part in adding to this as since it was a winter environment, it made the film seem physically cold and somewhat uncomfortable to watch too. The film teaches it's viewers that love demands sacrifice and it is shown in raw detail when the protagonist character, Ree (Jennifer Lawrence) has to cut her dead father's arm off in the middle of a lake. Ree represented women well in this movie as she was portrayed as a strong, independent woman who can provide for her family alone. Ree subverted the stereotype of women and was the best character in the film. Alongside this, Jennifer Lawrence had the best performance of the film, which makes it unsurprising...
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