Second day of Baby Driver!!!

Welcome back to Film as Literature! Today in class we began by looking at some students notecards from yesterday. For my notecards I analyzed which kinds of cuts were used in the movie and talked about how they affect the tone of the film. These cards aren't supposed to be big paragraphs, just a few sentences. A particularly good note card was Hunter’s. He talked about how the cuts on action reaffirm the fact that the movie is an action movie. When doing this he is both precise and thorough. We then continued to watch the movie Baby Driver that we started on Tuesday. For my card, I talked about the frequent use of cutting on action featured in the heist scene. This cutting on action accentuates the action aspect of the film while also adding tension because the audience doesn't know if Baby will survive. In the film, Baby pulled off his final heist but due to the fact that he saw someone die, he became very uncomfortable. He then went to the diner to see the waitress he likes. He left with her to go to the laundromat and they talked about their lives. They then set up a date to go out for dinner in a few days. Baby got a real job as a pizza delivery driver so he could make legitimate money. Baby and Debora went on their date but while at the restaurant Baby's old boss showed up. He offered Baby another job but when he tried to refuse, his old boss threatened to hurt him and his loved ones. Baby called Debra and asked if she wanted to run away with him so he could escape his past and she agreed. The gang gathered for the heist with Baby's true intentions still unknown but the period ended. We will continue the movie tomorrow.