'71 is an action film what has the themes of war, religion and survival from Yann Demange. It is set in 1971 in Belfast when the Catholic south and the protestant north are fighting. Gary Hook a brand new soldier is sent in and is abandoned he has to try and survive the night before he is killed by the Catholics. The film was released in 2014 and had received the best British independent film award for best director. It had been produced by Crab Apple films and Warp films. In the opening weekend the film had made $55,761 and has made $2,900,00 by the 3rd of May it had also a budget of $8,100,000. For this I shall be looking at misc en scene and editing.
Throughout the film there are mostly two different costumes. These are the army uniforms and casual clothes. The importance of these is that it'll show the difference between the two. One shows order and discipline while the other shows violence and anger. The one showing order is the army as they do not wish to be any violence meanwhile the everyone else in causal clothes seems to want it these being most of the Irish people and also being the undercover soldiers.
In one brief part there is a shot of apartment block. In this shot it's meant to be highlighting that there are some flats however also in the shot is a statue of the mother Mary. The mother Mary is more commonly used by Catholics than Protestants. This will be telling the audience that the block of flats are in the Catholic area what earlier we were told that is an IRA headquarters and will probably lead to them being killed.
In an earlier part of the film when it really begins we see Gary run into a small sort of toilet when he does it is mostly pitch black however there is a little bit of light. Assuming that the darkness is how likely Gary will die then the single strobe light should then represent the odds that he'll survive. It also could be showing foreshadowing that for the rest of the majority of the film he shall be covered in darkness.
Just earlier that the soldiers had been isolating a road so that there can be searches done. However while this is happening there are these women whoa are banging bin lids onto the floor. This causes lots of panic and to improve this there are quick cuts between Gary and everything happening. It's telling the audience that there is panic everywhere and that Gary is finding it hard to cope with it all.
Good detail surrounding how the film was produced, you also gave sufficient information on the events the film is based on. To Improve you could use more key terminology and give you're own opinion on the film.
ReplyDeleteInteresting analysis George, you have explored the aspects of mis en scene and editing in some good detail. You also showed extra knowledge of the film by listing its budget and awards it has won.
ReplyDeleteHowever, to improve you could talk less about the plot of the scenes and more focus on other microfeatures.
Nice analysis George! Theres a good amount of information on the background of the film and detail about the film but I think you just need to conclude it.
ReplyDeleteThis is an improvement from your previous film analysis posts George. Well done but try and go a bit more in depth more and talk about how it relates to living with crime in England as this is one of your case studies, it needs to be really good. NIce one dude
ReplyDeleteI like the way you have included how the micro-features have affected the audience. I especially like the part about Gary being inside the toilet and how the light can represent the future and his odds during the film.
ReplyDeleteTo improve, you should add the cast, crew, genre and themes of the film. You could also explain the themes and how they link to what is going on within the film.
George, I like the fact you have incorportaed information involving release dates, box office, production company e.t.c. You have touched upon some good points within analysing your micro features however, to improve, try to go into a bit more depth as to how they create meaning.
ReplyDeleteRemember to specify the genre of the film, compare and contrast to other films or case studies we have looked at and try to include images to make your work more visual :)