Micro-analysis Of A
Film Sequence Essay
The film I am analysing is
Inception. The film is the directed by Christopher Nolan; it was released July
8th 2010. The film is about the main male character Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio)
is a thief with the rare ability to enter people's dreams and steal their
secrets from their subconscious. The clip I am using is the dream collapsing
scene. The clip I am using is 3:48 minutes long, this occurs near the beginning
of the film. The micro-elements I will be analysing are sound and
mise-en-scene.
Mise-en-scene
The
first micro-element I will be analysing is mise-en-scene. The props that are
involved within this scene are: envelopes, guns, statues, bath, suites,
dresses, rubble and the chair. Within the scene the settings within the scene
are also unusual, the first scene that lasts most of the way through the scene
is an interpretation of a Chinese Temple, the second scene that is shown within
the film is a hotel room and bathroom within the city of Mombasa.
Within
the scene, one of the props that is used are the envelopes, within this scene
there are two envelopes both are a gold-copper colour, one contains blank paper
and the other contains the confidential documents. The significance of the
first envelope is to act as a decoy to stop Mal (Marion Cotillard) and Saito
(Ken Watanabe) receiving the information that in enclosed within the real
envelope, the first envelope contains blank paper. This shows that it acting as
a decoy and also Saito’s reaction from finding the blank paper also shows that
he has been deceived by Cobb, and feels he needs to get the other envelope
containing the real information as a matter of urgency. the significance of the
envelope within the film is to show the audience that Cobb is unable to find
the most important information in the second envelope, however Saito knows what
Cobb is planning to find but he allows him to continue his work as he is
auditioning Cobb’s team for hi inception, also the envelope contains the
expansion plans for Saito’s company, however Saito left out key information
because of the audition.
WWW: You have demonstrated an understanding of how the envelopes carry significance as props in your chosen scene. A good opening paragraph (just needs tweaking, see EBI)
ReplyDeleteEBI: In your opening paragraph where you state which micro elements you will be analysing you need to add on how they create meaning and audience response. As that is the focus of the essay.
STRUCTURE: You might find it easier to analyse the location / setting first, then discuss the props within the scene.
LITERACY SHOW ME 1: Vary your word choice - find an alternative for the word 'within.'
LITERACY SHOW ME 2: Focus on your sentence structure by using full stops instead of 'however' or 'and'. Some of your sentences are too long.
SHOW ME: Link points made to audience meaning and response. Make sure you use those two keys words in your essay. e.g 'This makes the audience respond with...' or 'This allows the audience to understand that...' or 'This creates meaning for the audience of...'