Sunday, 3 January 2010

2-3 minuites into 7 thrillers...

PULP FICTION-

WHAT IT TELLS US: we see two clever thieves plotting, they have no sympathy, we don't know names, they're sitting in a restaurant and they know each other well. The shot doesn't change often, it alternates between two shot and shot reverse shot. Diagetic noise is heard.
CONVENTIONAL?: mystery, more questions than answers,danger is exhibited e.g: thieves
UNCONVENTIONAL?: no credits, yet
I LIKED: having it all in small amount of shots, no change of scene either.

SWORDFISH-

WHAT IT TELLS US: we don't know names, man plotting again explaining things to two men, man is powerful? gangster type scene, money based monologue, non diagetic synchronous music suspenseful, no response from other characters. we don't see the other mens faces.
CONVENTIONAL?: mysterious, gangsteresque, danger, power,
UNCONVENTIONAL?: -
I LIKED: having just one scene again nice focus point

SEVEN-

WHAT IT TELLS US: We see organised professional character in his home, focus on objects importance...? detective rough area, murder, no names, new guy, friction between them, love for job?, we meet both main characters.
CONVENTIONAL?: mystery, murder, dangerous, rough area, bloody, binary oppositions.
UNCONVENTIONAL?: perhaps more blood than usual?
I LIKED: focus on objects rather than characters.

THE OTHERS-

WHAT IT TELLS US: Bible pages and drawings perhaps of strong importance to characters, we see who's starring unlike the other films, flickering light, candles? dark lighting, use of shadows, children drawings foreshadowing? we meet few characters.
CONVENTIONAL?: mystery, darkness, creepy house, bleak, scream early on in the film, tension building.
UNCONVENTIONAL?: including children, perhaps not unconventional but unusual.
I LIKED: focus on objects, also use of shadows,

THE SHINING-

WHAT IT TELLS US: tracking of car from Birdseye,setting scene, synchronous non diagectic sound building up tension in viewer, credits derelict landscape, we see a large building that blends immaculately into the landscape, we see main character.
CONVENTIONAL?: suspenseful, mysterious, non diagectic soundtrack.
UNCONVENTIONAL?: -
I LIKED: tension, not having much necessarily going on.

FIGHT CLUB-

WHAT IT TELLS US: We see molecules, not making much sense adds to suspense, questions, guns, violence, explosives, derelict building.
CONVENTIONAL?: mystery, suspense, danger.
UNCONVENTIONAL?: bit more phycological .
I LIKED: The voice over, and the phycological edginess of it

SIXTH SENSE-

WHAT IT TELLS US: non diagetic music, suspense only black screen and credits, focus onto lightbulb , importance of light?
CONVENTIONAL?: suspense, non diagetic music,
UNCONVENTIONAL?: -
I LIKED: focus on one thing.

1 comment:

  1. Some great thrillers looked at here for inspiration. Could you do some detailed textual analysis for a couple as well, analysing the sound, camera, mise-en-scene and editing and the meaning they create?

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