Analysis of Genre
Law Abiding Citizen (2009) - Director, Roger Ebert.
Law Abiding Citizen is a film about a man whose wife and daughter are
murdered in a horrific attack, he seeks revenge and dedicates his life to
making the killers of his family a misery, however he does not only make the
killers a target but the people who did not give the killers enough justice.
The film is a cross genre between, Crime and Thriller.
It provides the audience with the Binary Opposition of Good vs Evil, this is
when he is determined to get revenge for the evil acts carried out on his wife
and daughter. This shown when he has Derby strapped to the table. This is
signifying that he has waited a long time to get his revenge when he says
''Your heart is beating so fast. Mine too."
In the trailer there are many cut shots, an
example of this is when he sees the killer of his family shaking hands with the
man who was supposed to be bring justice to his family, we see him looking at
them then it cuts to him walking away, then cuts again to where he is further
away. the camera does not move, this may represent the distance he feels with
the prosecutor, as he feels he has not brought enough justice, also just in
this scene there numerous camera shots, these are medium close up and very long
shot. When Clyde is duct taped across the mouth we have an extreme close
up of his face, we see he is in pain and can only see his face, signifying that
he is trapped and cannot do anything to help them. The music used in this
trailer is of an epic style. It is very fast paced when the trailer is fast
paced, but when something bad is about to happen it suddenly stops, this
emphasises the action going on in the movie. The setting of the trailer varies,
however mainly being set either in a court or prison. We know this as a
lot of the people in the scenes are wearing suits, implying they are by means
playing an important role. We also know it is set in a prison as Clyde’s
uniform is a prison uniform, we do not have to be told he is in prison as we
can clearly see in the background of some of the scenes metal bars, and security
guards. Also in the scene where Nick is interrogating Clyde, we see the use of
over the shoulder shots, it switches between the two as they speak so when
Clyde speaks we see him over the shoulder of Nick and vice versa. The use of
shot/reverse shot is also used as the relationship between nick and Clyde is
building up to be bad. The final 3/4 of the trailer becomes very fast paced with
lots of different scenes in a short period of time. This is called a montage. A
montage is a good way of revealing a back story and also it shows the
progression of the movie in a very short period of time, the montage ended also
with 'epic' music. We see the use of voice over in the film, however the voice
over is Gerard’s voice and is voiced over a scene for a few seconds, then it
switches to the actual scene he is talking in. This is good as it can prepare
us
for
what we are going to see. The use of enigma codes is used in the film, when the
trailer first starts, when we see Clyde first open the door and he hit over the
head with a baseball bat and when he is tied, this makes us question, what has
he done to be in that position? An action code used in the film, is when Clyde
first sees Nick shaking hand with derby, the action code is used as, as soon as
he sees them the music stops and suddenly changes and slowly progressing faster
and faster.
Tom Kenyon.
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Analysis of a genre
The Drop trailer
The genre of the drop is a crime drama and there is many things which show this.
Characters
The character, cousin Marv is represented as being homicidal since they is many scenes where he is killing someone such as when he runs over one of the characters when he goes to open the trunk of the car. Cousin Marv is quite dramatic about his past with not being able to get over that he doesn't run the bar anymore even though it has been several years since he has. For Marv to forget about the bar not being his he brings up that on top of the bar is his name. Marv is seen as being someone who likes to think that they are a tough character by saying "when I walked into a bar people would sit up strait, they noticed" however Bob just mention to others that they had a gang one time but Marv wasn't really a tough guy.
The character, Bob is represented as a secretive character who doesn't show others to much about his dark past by just saying to people "I just tent the bar" to stop any convocations about what he does or has done which could show he has got something to hide. Bob mentions "there are some sins you just can't come back from" which is then followed up with Bob cleaning up money covered in blood, this represents Bob wants to clear the things he has done but it can never be as if he hasn't done it which is also shown by the bloody money with being that the money will never be as perfect as it once was. Bob tries to look out for cousin Marv, making sure he doesn't get into trouble with quotes such as "are you doing something desperate" and "are you doing something we can't clean up, this time" shows that Marv has done things before which there they just about got out of what they got into, Bob could be noticed as a guardian for Marv, looking out for him to make sure he doesn't make any mistakes he has previously made.
The plot
The plot is based around Bob's life of being a bar tender who has done something we are uninformed about in the film trailer but could be linked to being homicidal since we are shown money covered in blood. The film trailer shows what it is like to be a criminal with the bars being used as a place to launder the city's dirty money which the owners of the money would not want to have found by police. The film trailer also shows us what people would do to get there hands on the money with two people coming into the bar with guns to even have a chance as that bar being picked as the one which handles the drop and several deaths going on which is linked to the money.
Stars
Tom Hardy is known for being a tough guy in movies, usually being the criminal but in The Drop Tom Hardy might be a criminal but it seems like the character Bob wants to just live a normal life which resembles him cleaning blood money, showing he might have blood on his hands but he wants to try his best to make it better.
Iconography
They is several Iconography's in The Drop, the blood money is one of the iconography's, the blood money represents that it is a criminal genre. The blood money is a way of representing that the money is illegal and people have done illegal actions to obtain the money. The money is suppose to present Bob in this scene with the blood being all of the bad things he has done in his life, we know this because of him saying "there are some sins you just cant come back from" and the money is never fully clean b=at the end of this scene, it is a way of showing that Bob has done some illegal things in his life but no matter how much he wants to clean it up it will never be as if it hadn't happened. The gun also represents a crime genre in this film, after a character being unseen commits a homicide it shows how much goes on what people don't know about.
Another Iconography's in The Drop is cousin Marv's bar, this represents power in The Drop. We know this because Marv mentions how back when he owned the bar people would sit up straight when anyone saw him and notice. Currently cousin Marv's bar is owned by Chechen mobsters who have the power to store illegal money in the bar which is called a drop. We know without owning the bar cousin Marv is powerless when two people attempt to steal the bar. We see the Chechen mobsters have power when the Chechen mobsters have an unknown character in the back of their car being tortured for the reason to be sending a message to Bob and cousin Marv. We know that without Marv's bar be doesnt have any power when Bob says to Marv "are you doing something desperate, are you doing something what we can't clean up this time" this imply's that cousin Marv has done things desperately what could of put his life at risk to gain power and possibly his bar back, we know that he is planning something what could get him possibly killed from this quote which imply's that Marv makes reckless decisions because he doesn't want to be a shadow of his former self.
The genre of the drop is a crime drama and there is many things which show this.
Characters
The character, cousin Marv is represented as being homicidal since they is many scenes where he is killing someone such as when he runs over one of the characters when he goes to open the trunk of the car. Cousin Marv is quite dramatic about his past with not being able to get over that he doesn't run the bar anymore even though it has been several years since he has. For Marv to forget about the bar not being his he brings up that on top of the bar is his name. Marv is seen as being someone who likes to think that they are a tough character by saying "when I walked into a bar people would sit up strait, they noticed" however Bob just mention to others that they had a gang one time but Marv wasn't really a tough guy.
The character, Bob is represented as a secretive character who doesn't show others to much about his dark past by just saying to people "I just tent the bar" to stop any convocations about what he does or has done which could show he has got something to hide. Bob mentions "there are some sins you just can't come back from" which is then followed up with Bob cleaning up money covered in blood, this represents Bob wants to clear the things he has done but it can never be as if he hasn't done it which is also shown by the bloody money with being that the money will never be as perfect as it once was. Bob tries to look out for cousin Marv, making sure he doesn't get into trouble with quotes such as "are you doing something desperate" and "are you doing something we can't clean up, this time" shows that Marv has done things before which there they just about got out of what they got into, Bob could be noticed as a guardian for Marv, looking out for him to make sure he doesn't make any mistakes he has previously made.
The plot
The plot is based around Bob's life of being a bar tender who has done something we are uninformed about in the film trailer but could be linked to being homicidal since we are shown money covered in blood. The film trailer shows what it is like to be a criminal with the bars being used as a place to launder the city's dirty money which the owners of the money would not want to have found by police. The film trailer also shows us what people would do to get there hands on the money with two people coming into the bar with guns to even have a chance as that bar being picked as the one which handles the drop and several deaths going on which is linked to the money.
Stars
Tom Hardy is known for being a tough guy in movies, usually being the criminal but in The Drop Tom Hardy might be a criminal but it seems like the character Bob wants to just live a normal life which resembles him cleaning blood money, showing he might have blood on his hands but he wants to try his best to make it better.
Iconography
They is several Iconography's in The Drop, the blood money is one of the iconography's, the blood money represents that it is a criminal genre. The blood money is a way of representing that the money is illegal and people have done illegal actions to obtain the money. The money is suppose to present Bob in this scene with the blood being all of the bad things he has done in his life, we know this because of him saying "there are some sins you just cant come back from" and the money is never fully clean b=at the end of this scene, it is a way of showing that Bob has done some illegal things in his life but no matter how much he wants to clean it up it will never be as if it hadn't happened. The gun also represents a crime genre in this film, after a character being unseen commits a homicide it shows how much goes on what people don't know about.
Another Iconography's in The Drop is cousin Marv's bar, this represents power in The Drop. We know this because Marv mentions how back when he owned the bar people would sit up straight when anyone saw him and notice. Currently cousin Marv's bar is owned by Chechen mobsters who have the power to store illegal money in the bar which is called a drop. We know without owning the bar cousin Marv is powerless when two people attempt to steal the bar. We see the Chechen mobsters have power when the Chechen mobsters have an unknown character in the back of their car being tortured for the reason to be sending a message to Bob and cousin Marv. We know that without Marv's bar be doesnt have any power when Bob says to Marv "are you doing something desperate, are you doing something what we can't clean up this time" this imply's that cousin Marv has done things desperately what could of put his life at risk to gain power and possibly his bar back, we know that he is planning something what could get him possibly killed from this quote which imply's that Marv makes reckless decisions because he doesn't want to be a shadow of his former self.
Pan!
Genre: Adventure, fantasy, family.
Mise-en-scene
- Costume
Children in orphanage- Dirty white shirts underneath grey jumper, grey high waisted trousers, black boots- Uniform, school, unity, common cause, poor, uncared for, militant, troop, determined, defiant, rebellious, brave.
Cook- white diamond shaped hat, sticks out either side of her head, big white collar around neck, black dress, Black leather belt, rosary beads hanging from belt- Nun, religious, powerful, order, authority, loyalty.
Blackbeard- Red Sash, Black feather collar and cuffs, Shoulder pads and metal chest plate, long red socks, black boots. Long black jacket.
Hook- Beige fedora hat, Karachi green trousers, emerald green jacket, black knee boots- Formal
Tiger Lily- colourful, wide colourful hair, pompoms, and multi coloured dreadlocks, pink eyeshadow, Colourful head dress- tall, wide, beads, crystals- powerful, royal, status, foreign, other worldly, the unknown.
Setting
Orphanage- Poor, lonely, unwanted, children, unwanted, unloved, uncared for
Flying sailing ship- Pirates, danger, Journey, the unknown, battles, voyage, discovery, imagination, the impossible,
Mine- Work, poor,
Colourful Forest- nature, animals, discovery, vibrant, wildlife, uncivilised, freedom
Underwater in the sea- Vast, discovery, sea life, clean
Use of Camera
Close up shot of bowl hitting the floor, spilling the porridge- shows Peters rebellion and force. Inner strength, the ability to stand up for others and himself, stands up for what right. Harsh, his emotions spilling over. Finally given up, can't conform any longer. Starts the revolution of the "lost boys".
Wide shot of flying over city- magical, unexpected, imagination, a different world. Travelling to a new place.
Low angle shot of Blackbeard- Powerful, menacing, intimidating, dominant, superior.
Character types
The Princess- Tiger Lily
The Hero- Peter Pan
The Villain- Blackbeard
The Helper- Hook
Music
Clock ticking- Passing of Time, Flashback
Mothers Voice Over- Flashback, gives background information, reason for Peter Pans being at the Orphanage, purpose, letter, lonely, setting
Sudden Silence's- simulates nothingness, the calm before the storm, a chance of reflection and builds tension.
Themes and binary oppositions
The Known vs The Unknown
Natives vs Visitors
Reality vs Fantasy
Love vs Hate
Enemies vs Allies
Good vs Evil
Bravery vs weakness
Home vs away
Family vs friendship
Loneliness vs belonging
Rebellion vs Compliance
Lost vs Found
Secrets vs The Unconcealed
Society vs Wilderness
Imprisonment vs Freedom
Pan is an example of a hybrid genre, showing elements of adventure, fantasy and genres. Pan was one of the most highly anticipated films of the year, and was set to be a hit at the box office, however after receiving an abundance of negative reviews,, it couldn't live up to the high expectations.
This film provides the audience with many binary oppositions, with one of the most important being, loneliness vs. solidarity. This is shown by the use of shot types, when Peter Pan is left on the steps of the Orphanage by his Mother. A wide shot is used, revealing a deserted cobbled street which is dimly lit and filled with fog. This highlights the fact that Peter is being abandoned and has no one to rely on. The only person he thought he could rely on is leaving him. The darkness and fog could represent his future, that has suddenly become uncertain, after this life changing event. The wide shot emphasises the fact that he is alone and makes the audience feel more sympathetic and protective towards Peter instantly allowing them to form a relationship with "the hero" of the film, willing him to succeed.
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