Review Of Men In Black - page 1
Keywords: Critical Writing Film Review
By coco-pop on 18/08/2008
Level: GCSE Key Stage 3 (Years 7-9)
Page Number: 1 of 3 pages: 1 2 3
What Techniques Does The Director Use To Engage The Viewer In The Opening Of MEN IN BLACK?
In 1997, Barry Sonnenfeld directed a Sci-Fi, Action film called MEN IN BLACK.
We can tell it is a Sci-Fi film because there are lots of gadgets, aliens and references to other planets. We can tell it is an Action film because there is lots of action and running. People like watching this sort of film because it makes you sit at the edge of your seat and wonder what will happen next, but at the same time it is very funny and not at all creepy. It is popular because it has just the right amount of everything in it and very good actors play very good parts!
The scene is set at night-time in a dark desert with a road running through it. It looks very cold and empty. I would feel alone, scared and lost if I was there.
The lighting is very affective, as it is a dark blue it makes the desert look even more deserted and cold and scary. It is quite dark because it is night-time. It makes me feel small and venerable. It also gives it an eerie look and sometimes aliens and space/planets are associated with the colour blue. It is as if it is trying to show you how big the universe actually is.
A variety of sounds and music is used in the film to show how, at the very begging, that the planets and stars are beautiful sanctuaries to the aliens, where as the earth is like hell to them. The sound is very fast when it is a shot of the dragonfly is on earth but nice, slow and twinkly when it is in the sky. The Music helps the audience to think weather the moment is to be feared or laughed at and it also helps them to realise what happens next. The opening is quite dramatic as the bug faces near death several times, at those points the music is fast and loud. It makes you feel exited and nervous at the same time.
Camera angles are used a lot by the director to put emphasis on something someone has said, done, or is doing or to show what someone looks like/there facial expression. There are many different camera angles including the low angle shot. This is of the
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