Thursday, September 28, 2017
9/28/17 - Justin Rhodes
Today in class we finished watching the movie No Country for Old Men, as well as finishing up our day by day Mis-en-scene analysis of the movie. One of my personal analysis involved the subsidiary feature of one scene when there was a woman sitting next to the pool as the main character was walking by. The fact that they put her their, and even involved some dialogue with her and the main character adds significance and develops her character a little bit. The fact that she was involved at all in the scene and wasn't blurred leads the audience to question why the director chose to put her in the movie at all. It adds suspense, and brings up more questions making the film much more interesting. Besides objective analysis, my overall opinion of the movie was fairly high. The movie was filled with suspense and had many moments that had you on the edge of your seat. While it was fairly gory movie, the scenes were still very well done and you had no idea what to expect in the movie due to how intense it was. Additionally, the character development was amazing yet their was so little dialogue involved in it. You could easily understand more and more about the characters through their actions, and interactions between people. They also made what would seem like a boring setting to many, an empty desert, seem like one of the most suspenseful and intense places in America. At the end of class, we got to discuss our opinions on the ending of the movie and had a few extra minutes to finish up and submit our day by day Mis-en-scene analysis. Their were many mixed feelings on opinions of the ending, and I'm sure if you have not watched it yet, you will feel very conflicted with how the directors chose to end this movie. Overall, all this mis-en-scene analysis can help better understand what makes movies good, and applies for all movies made in the modern world and the past. The mis-en-scene analysis we learn and practice can make us better critics, and learn to appreciate little things in movies more and more. Additionally, watching movies such as No Country for Old men which has been nominated for many awards gives appreciate for older movies. It also is a great movie to watch, and fills you with suspense and keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole movie.
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Great description of our class events and I like how you almost turn this into a mini-Be Reel blog! Your objective analysis is thorough, and keeps a diligent eye on the cinematic craft itself. The transition into subjectivity is natural and still focuses on the more nuanced points in your personal appreciation of this film.
ReplyDeleteWhat this blog DOES need, however, is the extension out into the real world. How can we prove that this learning is important beyond its role in our private classroom? Connect some aspect of your learning to the world at large so we can understand what's so worthwhile about studying these ideas.