Friday, April 10, 2009

Observation 10- Anderson McMaster

1. The film argues that everyone has their own talents, even if it is something weird. It also shows that a person can come from a rough upbringing but still want to make something with their life. This movie shows that he is very persistent and doesn't give up on his dreams.

2. The film uses different sounds and images to get the viewer to seem as if they are actually there. In the beginning of the movie, bugs and dead animals are shown to convince the viewer that it really smells. The film uses so much of it, that it is almost if you can smell it yourself.

3. The film uses color and lighting to provide a darker and lighter side. The film puts light on all the women, showing that they are special to the main character. Also, when he killed the first girl he used the darkness to hide what he did. The darkness shows that he has something to hide. The costumes also are used to show sophistication. The main character doesn't have nice clothes and this shows he isn't as wealthy as others.

4. This movie shows how a person can become so obsessed with something that it over powers them. It then becomes a necessity. The film shows how the main character struggles to kept his obsession hidden but it slowly becomes too strong of an obsession.

3 comments:

  1. I agree with your 2nd and 3rd points, but disagree with your 1st and 4th points. You are right about the use of sounds and images, light and color, shadows and costumes. I don't think that the theme of this movie about a psycho-killer was "Don't give up on your dreams." Your 4th point makes more sense than your 1st, but I think that the main character's "obsession" was all he knew, which makes it something else all together. It's hard to explain, but he never regretted what he was doing. The only reason he tried to keep his "obsession" hidden was so that he wouldn't be prevented from completing his perfume.

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  2. I agree with your points, Anderson. Very analytical of you.

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  3. i believe your first point is correct but is not the overall message of the movie.

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