Tuesday 22 March 2011
b.) genre / atmosphere
The tone of this opening scene starts off being quite scary due to the fact that at first we see a flash of bright sunlight and then move straight into a foggy/misty forest with a dark and eerie blue tinge to it. Also the fact that there are leaves falling around everywhere make you feel scared and unsure as to what could be about to happen.
This tone soon changes to being very creepy and eerie because we see a gun, a dead body on the ground and then a hairless, skeletal cat enters and starts to sniff the dead body. What also adds to the creepiness is the fact that when we finally see a person (Eli), he is wearing a gas mask which is very strange to see in a forest.
Because of this tone, there is an apprehensive and nervous mood to it because while watching it you feel unsure as to what this movie is about, why specific things are being emphasised like the complete silence and the arrow being shot.
This was all created by how the scene was set, the silence (and heavy breathing near the end) and the objects in the scene.
This tone soon changes to being very creepy and eerie because we see a gun, a dead body on the ground and then a hairless, skeletal cat enters and starts to sniff the dead body. What also adds to the creepiness is the fact that when we finally see a person (Eli), he is wearing a gas mask which is very strange to see in a forest.
Because of this tone, there is an apprehensive and nervous mood to it because while watching it you feel unsure as to what this movie is about, why specific things are being emphasised like the complete silence and the arrow being shot.
This was all created by how the scene was set, the silence (and heavy breathing near the end) and the objects in the scene.
Monday 21 March 2011
a.) reason for selection
I have chosen to do the movie "The Book of Eli" because it has a very cool story line and an unexpected ending which makes you question things that happened at the start and throughout the movie. It is a great story of friendship, survival and fighting for something you care about.
The opening of "The Book Of Eli" is set in some woods which have a very eerie feeling about them. We see a gun and then a dead body on the ground which is being sniffed and inspected by a hairless and very skeletal cat. Soon we see a person (Eli) wearing a gas mask and is heavily clothes, he is ready to shoot an arrow and ends up killing the cat with it.
The opening of the film makes you think that Eli is a good hunter and rather alone in this world set in the future which fits into the film because he moves around a lot by himself and only really trusts himself. It also really does not fit into the film because it makes you assume things which do not end up being true like the fact that Eli is completely blind and we only find this out right at the end.
It appeals to me because although it seems like the man is just hunting prey, the scene is very strange and creepy e.g. there are leaves falling everywhere in the woods, it is very foggy and you can't see a lot. Also the fact that Eli is wearing a gas mask made me think that there was something different about this movie and it makes you want to watch more to understand this.Once I had seen the whole movie I realised how amazing this first scene is because at the end we find out that Eli is blind so to kill the cat from a distance with an arrow takes a lot of skill.
The opening of "The Book Of Eli" is set in some woods which have a very eerie feeling about them. We see a gun and then a dead body on the ground which is being sniffed and inspected by a hairless and very skeletal cat. Soon we see a person (Eli) wearing a gas mask and is heavily clothes, he is ready to shoot an arrow and ends up killing the cat with it.
The opening of the film makes you think that Eli is a good hunter and rather alone in this world set in the future which fits into the film because he moves around a lot by himself and only really trusts himself. It also really does not fit into the film because it makes you assume things which do not end up being true like the fact that Eli is completely blind and we only find this out right at the end.
It appeals to me because although it seems like the man is just hunting prey, the scene is very strange and creepy e.g. there are leaves falling everywhere in the woods, it is very foggy and you can't see a lot. Also the fact that Eli is wearing a gas mask made me think that there was something different about this movie and it makes you want to watch more to understand this.Once I had seen the whole movie I realised how amazing this first scene is because at the end we find out that Eli is blind so to kill the cat from a distance with an arrow takes a lot of skill.
Sunday 20 March 2011
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