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Zombieland Official Trailer [HD]

Zombieland textual analysis

Zombieland

Mise en scene- the mise en scene shows the white house and how it has fallen and the hands of the undead as there is no longer any democracy this shows that from now on anything goes showing that the world has fallen apart “this is no longer America” as there are few survivors.

Stock characters- within this film there are two main characters Columbus and calahasy Columbus is the main hero in this film which reforest the typical hero because he is a white male but also challenges it as he is not very strong or brave, calahasy is a typical red neck very violent and stupid and is obsessed with weaponry calahasy is the obvious helper in this film as he helps Columbus achieve his goal.

Stock settings- it is set in Texas America where the but the zombie attach is global so as they much they could be going into a gauntlet the director has made it a familiar places to make the film seem real and adds a bigger fear factor to the film particularly to Americans that live in that area, although it is this virus has hit all over the world they keep this film in America this challenges the typical villain theory as the villains are their own crazed people instead of a foreigner

 Sound- the sound within this film is mainly rock music setting the scene for how dangerous the situation is because the characters could get bitten or even ate at any point, also the iconic American national anthem is played but it is very disorientated they have done this to show how messed up America has become because of this virus that has spread, also there is digetic sound such as cars crashing or the growling noise which the infected humans make when they are chasing the non infected.

Narrative-the story of this film begins with two main characters which have given each other names the as to stop the feeling of a loose of a friend if one dies so our main hero is Columbus and the helper in this film is a red neck called calahasy their quest is to head to the destinations which they are heading for the places they are heading are the names they have given each other but as this place is filled with grifting survivors and the undead demons you can imagine it is not going to be an easy journey for these to people.

Editing- the editing in this film is similar to most energy filled action films there are many jump cuts and they have slowed down the filming of the saviours running from the infected, the jump cuts are used mainly when the action is unfolding for e.g. when they are being chased through the streets by mass amounts of the infected beings, and also when they are going toe to toe with these creatures and fighting them off with either hand held weapons or fire arms, they have slowed down the clips of the survivors running from the infected to show how close behind the undead are and how close they are to eating them this adds a bigger fear factor to the film because the typical zombie is typically very slow and unlikely to catch many people who are decently fit and can sprint at a reasonable pace, fade outs are used throughout the start of the film this is stop show each survivor attempting to escape from these beings and how much it has spread through America as there are almost no survivors left only a few Americans.

Themes-the main theme in this film is survival as that is there ain goal now not to become like the other creatures around them but they also earn that they can still build a new family even though they have lost their own due to this virus, which sort of adds a moral to the story that family does not have to be blood related people it can be people that show great affection and care for one other.

Camera angles- in this film there have used an establishing shot which shows the white house this lets you know that this film is in America, there are also many close ups and of the characters faces this is when they are often making speeches to one other or when we need to see the emotion on the characters face when the drama folds within the film, and there are often two shots when they are fleeing from the zombies to show their sheer ass of how many there are.

Iconography- there are many iconic things of American in this film for e.g. the white house the one of if not the most iconic building in American so you know where the film is set, another is the “red necks” of their country often having big expensive cars such as hummers and having a great love for guns and weaponry .

By Matthew Hurst

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO - Official Trailer - In Theaters 12/21

the girl with the dragon tattoo textual analysis

The girl with the dragon tattoo

Mise en scene- there are many places of meeting shown in this film for e.g. coffee shops or offices but the male in this film is often alone I these places this suggest that he has been shut off from society which we know that he has due to one of his reports that he had published, the two main characters In this film are white this conforms with the typical white supremacy representation as It is often the white race that is show as the most powerful person in the film, it also challenges it as it is often males that are shown not females partially this one as she does not conform with the female dress code as she looks fairly masculine in the way she dresses covering up all of her skin expect her face this could suggest that she has something to hide from us, In this film we find both patriarchy and matriarchy so we can only decipher from this that these two people will meet at some point.

Stock settings- the setting for this film starts in a Swedish journalist office were the male character works this is just to set the scene for the viewers more clearly allowing for easy viewing, it also jumps to where the female character works as she is a investigator she works in an office also meaning that both of these people are highly qualified and perhaps would work well together if the opportunity came around to do so.

Stock characters, Mikael Blomkvist Is a journalist who has fallen on tough times as the last report that he conducted did not go very well and he is currently being ridiculed by the press for it, lisbeth salander is a computer hacker and is a very talented investigator and can find out information about anyone she needs to by using her unique skills, they both end up working together to discover why a woman has been missing for forty years but her grandfather still receives the paintings that she use to paint for him every birthday since she was able.

Themes- women are treated very differently to men this is shown in this film when lisbeth attempts to get more money for her work from her money provider to do this she performs a sexual act for the man as if she were a tool Laura mulveys there an visual pleasure as women are just something to be looked at and not  as human beings, we also see how easy it is for a journalist to be hated by people, if they do not write something which the public agree with the it is likely that they will be ridiculed be others greatly as we see in this film.

Narrative- the story of this film is Mikael is a washed up journalist and is likely to give up his job soon but is give a break be investigating the disappearance of a girl who has been missing for forty years but her grandfather still received the paintings that he use to from her all this time still, lisbeth teams up with Mikael to discover the truth about this missing person and also find love with his new found partner who has been mistreated all of her life but has finally found someone who treats her with respect.

Iconography- journalist often dress in a similar way to each other smartly dressed and smart looking sometimes wearing glasses and are fairly rude in the way that they speak to people for e.g. when they are trying to gather information about people so they can have a story to write about, when people are stressed they tend to smoke this is what Mikael does so I think that the symbol of a cigarette when stressed as an icon also.

Camera angels- in this film there are mainly two man shots and close ups. The two man shot are used to show a conversation between two people more clearly or when they and walking through a crowd of people, the close up of them is to show the emotion on their faces as the drama unfolds further.

Sound-the sound within this film clip is mainly digetic sound for egg general conversations or the sound of lisbeth motorcycle as she drives to her place of work o think the producer has done this to keep a sense of reality within the film and so no music takes away the viewers attention when the action within the film is underway.

Editing-the editing within this film is fairly simple it is mainly jump cuts throughout the film this is because the emotion in the characters face is the main theme in this film as it will change very often due to different inputs from different character within the film, it is also used to show the few action scenes that are within this film more clearly and to show the pain on the characters face as the trauma takes places as this film is also very graphic.

By Matthew Hurst