Sunday 15 November 2009

Analysis of The bourne identity


Begins with a stormy sea there is an outline of a body long shot from underneath, we don't know if the body is dead or unconscious. It is dark with shadows to show danger or an accident. Long shot to establish where the beginning of the film is. Then there is invisible editing to the men on the boat close up, i think it is edited this way to show how close the two are to each other. There is narrative a at the bottom of the screen which tell you the current location is, this could be because they move around the world with various locations. The title words fade in and out like a jumbled up puzzle that has to be solved, so it may be a clue to the movie that there are unsolved questions. Slow movements as they investigate whats out side, the camera may be slow to show the reservation to what might be out there. There are medium shot of the men on the boat. There is a close up of the man in the waters body and the other man as he pulls the bullets out. Dialogue is only used for the inside of the boat, the outside is quiet except for the storm, this could show the isolation of the crew to the outside world.
The mise en scene on the boat was the nets, fishing rods, fishing hooks in a box, table big enough to hold a big fish or a table. Music dark horns that build up the tension that builds up to a crescendo then stops as the men jumps out. There is only diagetic sound, boats rocking sound, storm, walking, electric of information bullet and sea. They use shadows to create tension and make tension and confuse the audience. They use a typical convention in a Thriller which is when there is a body and we are unsure if it is dead or alive someone turn s their back looks back again and the body was gone and then jumps on the person, this is effective because the audience leans into the screen and jumps this gets the heart racing and feel more part of the movie.The dialogue also helps show the mystery and confusion of the man who is American and the fishermen who do not speak very good English, show how far away from home he maybe.

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