Idiocracy

Extract: Idiocracy 

The film is about:

- The world in 2502 

- How itellihence decreased with time 

- 2 main characters from 2005 in the 2500 world

- Saving the world 

The film is a comedy, it achieves to make audience laugh but it also makes the audience think about the future 

For the extract I'll analyze mise-en-scene because they changed a lot of things about the "world" to make fit into the 2500 brief. 

I will also analyze performance because the actors are acting like they have really IQ levels and really unintelligent. 

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In Bruges

The use of Mise-en-scene is used through the whole film to develop the characters of Ray, Ken and Harry, acting performance of the three characters also develops them in the film.

Ray is developed through mise-en-scene in the film by location, costume and acting performance. Location is used to develop Ray as when they arrive to Bruges, he keeps telling Ken that this place is a "shithole" and keep saying that he does not want to be there, this tells us that Ray is not the type of person who goes to cities like Burges, he would rather be at places with more life and fun. When Ray and Ken first arrive to the Hotel they will stay at Ray makes it really obvious that he doesn't want to be there when he says "For two weeks? In fucking Bruges? In a room like this? With you? No way." This shows that he's not Bruges by his own choice, he's there because he has no choice. His costume develops his character because the grey suit he's wearing is telling us that he's a hitman. Throughout the film we are also shown that he's an aggresive person with a short temper as he can get really angry for the smallest thing, we are also shown that he's really impatient as he always wants to do everything immediately and can't wait. We also find out that Ray is a reckless character because he doesn't think about the consequences of his actions which ended up with a tragedy of him killing a young boy, but from that we find out that Ray does have a guility-consceous because he always looks upset and looks like he's thinking about the young boy he killed which really bothers him. There was a prop used to develop Ray which was a gun, Ray was holding a gun against his head in a playground thinking about killing himself which shows that he think it would be easier to run away from all the problems he's having, this shows that he has a heart and does really think he shouldn't be alive.
Colin Farrell develops Ray as a charcter by fast action, throughout the whole film he moves really quick, he also doesn't smile a lot which suggests that he's not happy.

Ken who is the partner of Ray, the other hitman is developed in the film by using mise-en-scene, costume and acting performance. In the film he's wearing a brown suit with a white shirt and tie which suggests that he's a more experienced hitman and it gives us the impression of a gangster. Location is used in the film to develop Ken as he refers to Bruges as a "Fairy Tale Town" which shows that he enjoys being in that city, throughout the whole film he's talking about how wonderful Burges is and even mentions that he wouldn't mind living there. He also knows alot about the city, knows when the buildings were built, or when they were in the church he knew the history of it which shows that Ken is a really educated and smart man.
Brendan Gleeson develops Ken as a character really good in the film because he always acts slow which shows that Ken is a lazy person.

Harry is the third main character in the film, we are not shown who Harry is until the middle of the film, we only hear his voice through the phone when he's speaking Ken which makes him seem more mysterious and more scary. Harry is shown as a rich man in the film because the first time we see him, he's in his big house with his family. The fact that he has a family develops him as a family man who isn't as scary as we first thought. We are also shown that he loves the City Bruges because he always refers to it as a "Fucking fairy tale town". Harry is shown as a really aggressive and angry man in the film this is shown by his speech because he's always swearing and doesn't accept mistakes. Although we are shown that Harry isn't as cruel because when he first shot Ken in the leg he helped him up after and walked him down the stairs. Harry wants to killo Ray for killing that little boy because he said "You can't kill a kid and get away with it" but when he kills the dwarf he then decides to kill himslef because he thought the dwarf was a little boy, this shows that Harry wouldn't go against his own rules. Harry is dressed really smart in the film, wearing a nice expensive suit which shows that he's a more experienced and better hitman than Ken and Ray, makes the audience think that Harry is the boss of Ken and Ray.

Star Wars: New Hope

The extract I chose was from Star Wars IV A New Hope, in this extract mise-en-scene is used throughout the whole extract by costume, location and performance style.
Location is used in the extract because they’re trapped in the Trash Compactor, which is a really small and disgusting which makes the audience feel sorry for the characters. When the trash compactor starts moving, it creates fear for the audience because they feel like that the characters are in a really dangerous situation and they might die.
Costume is used very well in this extract because both Hansolo and Luke are wearing the storm troopers outfit which makes them look like they’re part of the dark side, also costume is used really well on Chewbacca because his costume looks realistic. 

Luke is developed in this extract through costume and mise-en-scene because his costume makes him seem like someone who knows what his doing and also makes him seem like a brave person, mise-en-scene develops him because it was his idea to jump down to the trash compactor which also makes him seem like a brave person and someone who knows what to do. 

Hansolo is developed in this extract by mise-en-scene and acting performance, mise-scene develops him because he's aware that the place they're trapped in is really dangerous and he knows it's not a safe place for them to be at. Although he acts like he's not scared at all and thinks he will save everyone else. 

Star Wars

The film I have used was Star Wars VI Return of The Jedi, the extract I used was when Luke Skywalker is fighting Darth Vader. The camera is used at the beginning of the extract using a medium close up showing both Luke and Vader and then the camera suddenly focuses on the lightsaber using a extreme close up making the audience aware that it's a really important prop in that scene. They used pans shot when the camera was following the lightsaber flying in the Luke's hand. The way they used the camera makes the audience prepared for a fight that will happen between Vader and Luke so it creates tension. They also used a long shot, using a high angle shot while Vader and Luke were in the fight, the way they used the camera makes the audience see the whole fight and shows the location of the fight. In that scene they a crane shot which makes the audience feel like they are in power during the film as they’re above the two characters.

The second film I chose was Star Wars III The Revenge of The Sith, this extract is a fight between Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi. The scene in this extract is a close up of Anakin showing the anger and the hatred on his face towards Obi-Wan, they used a low angle shot because Obi-Wan is on the floow which makes the audience feel like they’re Obi-Wan and creates a feeling of fear about getting defeated by Anakin. They used a tilt shot when they were showing Anakin because Obi-Wan was getting closer and closer to the ground so the camera moved up looking further up towards Anakin’s face, so it’s sort of like a first person view shot, which makes the audience feel more involved in the film.

Hart's War

The film "Hart's War" uses location, setting, props, costume, make-up and hair to show different personalities throughout the film in many ways. The film is based on Collin Farrell (Lieutenant) who has been imprisoned in Germany in a camp with other American soldiers.

The first scene with Colin Farrell looks smart and well educated which is foreshadowing the fact that he was studying Law at Yale University and later on in the film we can see him using his knowledge when he's fighting Terrence Howard's case in the court room. 

The first key scene I chose was when Bruce Willis is talking to Colonel Werner Visser when they are talking and drinking together and Bruce Willis saw the Werner's gun taken apart on the table and puts all together and aims it at the Colonel, he did this to show he is not scared of him. The location of the scene is in the Colonel's room they're in, looks really calm and cosy showing that the Germans are in charge there because they are more privileged than American's. Colonel Werner looks smarter and more sophisticated and his uniform shows that the German leader has done something good for his country because he has medals and a rank, expressing the fact that even though he's and evil and nasty person he done something heroic for his country. 

Colonel Werner Visser's make up is much brighter than Bruce Willis' which expresses the fact that he is Charge in that room, his uniform is much cleaner and smarted than Bruce Willis', although the make up on the German is pale and dark around the eyes giving the audience the impression that he is an evil person. 

When Colonel Werner Visser puts on his vinyl, he says its "black jazz" music, giving us the idea that Werner has nothing against black people.

Colonel Werner Visser's room is much cleaner and organised than the American Soldier's showing that he is more important at the camp and that he's in charge leading the whole camp.

The second location is when Bruce Willis sends Colin Farrell to another barrack because he said there's not enough space in the Officer's barrack. The place they sent him is dirty and packed with many people and all they have there for him is a bunk bed in middle.