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Hallway Scene

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This film is filled very artistic scenes but I chose the hallway scene since it is one of the most crucial scenes in the film. Without the scene as important as it being well made, the scene continuing forward would have been weaker. It uses very aesthetic camera angles, lighting and other movie effects to get the message across. This is also a very important turning point in the film as it shows the reaction of Frank’s parents after his death. The director portrays the grief and sadness not by using words, but by using music, lighting, camera angles, and color. The way camera angles was used in the scene, was to show the dark abyss that Frank’s father enters as he has to deal with his son’s death. As he walks deeper the the hallway looks …show more content…

Before that scene the movie was very uplifting and romantic. It was a film of a kid trying to get a woman that is hard to get. This scene is very significant as the plot of the story completely shifts from figuring out what Frank has to do with the Strout situation to a film about sadness and despair in the death of Frank. The way this scene was handled was perfect to the development of the film. The main character is changed and that doesn’t really occur in films. The happy tone is shifted to a sad one. It becomes a story about dealing with death and injustice which changes the film from being like every other love story and makes the film …show more content…

It uses intelligent camera angles and other elements of films to help the plot of the film. The story has near perfect plot progression and is praised by critics receiving and 9.4 out of 10 on iMDB. One reviewer called it, “A draining, exhausting experience, but you'll be all the better for it. Wilkinson, Spacek, and Tomei are magnificent, but it's Field's sensitive, inventive direction that really catches the eye.” The reviewer points out that the film has a sensitive topic of death and depression and speaks on how the film handles it the right way. The film also has the capability to make very real like topics like the death of a loved one feel very real even though it is a film. This review also expresses this belief, “There are scenes as true as movies can make them, and even when the story develops thriller elements.” My final rating of the film is an 8.5 out of 10 since the film does have a very long beginning and it takes a while for the importance of the film to set in. I also found some of the scenes to be unnecessary though it is expected since this film is based on a short story not a full length

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