Friday, 21 December 2012

Analysis of film opening. (PULP FICTION)


The scene immediately begins with a man and a woman, sitting and discussing what seems like a normal conversation within a normal environment, the mise en scene is precise and the setting looks natural and fitting to the time the film is set. The female character is polite to the staff and seem's friendly until the topic of discussion is subtlety made clear; they are thieves. Use of strong language and aggressive body language within the man shows his power within their life style and what appears to be over the woman, as she claims she doesn't want to kill anyone, she still somehow seems innocent despite her helping to plot a robbery. Both characters have a strong accent and are not particularly or noticeably attractive which fits the stereotypes of villains as they are not admired and are usually somewhat ugly, or disfigured; despite not being either of these two, the actors are shown scruffy and do not look particularly high in class. Despite her earlier innocence, the female character soon lights up with excitement at the thought of a new kind of robbery, a restaurant and balances their relationship with a gentle nature still despite the males aggression and rude attitude to the waitress. 

The simplicity of the scene helps to focus the attention on the discussing the couple are having, an understanding is quickly developed and this is something we should consider when creating our production. The contrast between the initial conversation, before getting out their guns and starting the robbery is both unexpected and interesting as it catches the audience off guard. Although our hook will be an unexpected murder, we should still take note of this opening as the audience is totally mislead and caught off guard, especially when the woman becomes aggressive, threatening and powerful which opposes all stereotypes she fitted into at the beginning.  

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