Blog #7

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TJTbF2pBLM

I think that based off of this clip that the theme is more of a dark and intense kind of movie that implies a lot of violence and disturbing images.  The clip exemplifies this sort of theme in many ways, one of these is the use of camera angles.  The way that the camera angles are used in this clip are done in an extremely un-orthodox way and it is something that I have never seen in a movie before.  Also, the dialogue and accents are a key give away as to how the movie could turn out, as there is a lot of cursing and back-talking.  This theme is more of a didactic kind of theme, because the characters in the movie don’t see the camera angles and are oblivious to the atmosphere that is going on around them. 

Movement plays a big part of how this scene takes on such a unique theme.  This is because the way that the camera angles are used seems completely random, yet somehow organized at the same time.  An example of this, is how the camera zooms in and out, then changes to an overhead view, and then goes to the traditional over-the-shoulder shot.  Also, Space is a big factor in the way that the theme plays out, because the camera’s make it seem as if there is a lot of space somehow compacted down into something small.  I think that this is a really good technique and makes the viewer feel more attached to the movie, emotionally and physically.  Line is another good example of how the dark, intense sort of theme is portrayed, because a lot of the camera tricks are done with either straight lines, horizontal lines, inverted lines, or over head and under foot angles.  The way in which the director does this, makes for a kind of shifty and experimental take on the way that the plot unfolds, as it happens during the length of the clip.  Shape also plays a big part into the theme.  Shape is used as more of a background shot, this is because a lot of the figures in the movie have abstract shapes.  Also, the main character and good guy has a rectangle head, while the bad guy has more of a triangle shaped head.  I believe that the director did this, so that the audience would feel more of a connect to the characters, and in turn would make the plot seem a lot more realistic to the viewer.