Film Techniques

 Bunny: 

In the short film: Bunny, the main character an elderly Bunny is baking a cake but is continually disturbed by a moth. The moth in the film is constantly attracted to the light, which parallels the Bunny’s obsession over baking the cake and putting it in the oven. I believe this film is about the final hours of the bunny’s life and the Moth serves as an angel or guide for the bunny to heaven. Some of the reasons I believe this to be true is when the Moth drops the photo of the Bunny and her husband into the batter. The batter represents the bunny’s soul and the oven is heaven. The film concludes with the bunny putting her head on her husband’s shoulder, much like the picture on their wedding day. 

 

Harold & Maude:
The film Harold & Maude is all about perspective to me. When the camera is filmed from far away, the field of flowers look all the same and are not individuals, but rather part of a group of mundane and boring flowers. However, if you take the time to look at the flowers individually, they have their own traits, flaws and personality. This was what Maude was teaching Harold about humanity. Maude encouraged to look at each person as an individual to see what makes everyone unique. 

 

Northfork:

The two things that most stuck out to me in this film is the use of lighting and the way the film was shot. The lighting in the fil was grey and black, which to me represents death and sorrow. This theme was also seen by the use of buffalo (an animal that dies out) in the film. One very powerful part of the clip we saw was when the camera panned out to show the mountains that were in the background, almost overseeing the town. The Mountains represents God protecting the town. 

 

Paris, Texas:

In the film Paris, Texas they use the imagery of transportation and roads to give the audience a feeling of being lost or on a never-ending journey. Additionally, one of the most powerful scenes of the class was when the man was at the mirrored brothel with the girl who was his wife. I loved the way the scene was filmed. In the beginning, the man played along with the fantasy, talking to the girl and role playing. However, when he came back to the brothel, he faced away from his wife. Because of the way the mirror was set up, she could not see him, but he could see her. When the man turned around, he could not see the woman’s beauty, but talked to her as man and wife. 

 

The Wall: 

The Wall is a rock opera that shows Pink Floyd’s development and tribulations from a boy to adulthood. The film uses amazing animation with an almost psychedelic element to convey the trauma of trying to break away from the confines of British society. One of the most thought-provoking scene is when the kids were all lined up and were turned into ground beef. Not only was the scene stunning with the animation, but it showed how the kids were turning into the same product. One text to text connection I saw was when I watched the Christopher Robin movie. In the movie, the protagonist Christopher went through the same debilitating British school training, which led to him escaping life to go be with Pooh bear and his friends in the 100 acre woods.