What are the best and worst qualities of being human ? Which of these does the film show ?You can write a list or a piece of continuous writing.
The film portrays many qualities of beinghuman, but for me it mainly shows the worst qualities. Firstly it shows humans do not have any self-control when it comes to sexual desires and this causes them to rape or murder to get what they want. The film shows graphically how evil humans really can be when the desires take over them. Another negative quality is that humans sometimes to not pay attention to what is happening and are often blind to the evil and bad things happening around them when they are focusing on one thing, ignoring everything else. The film also shows that everyone has a bit of evil in them whether they give it or receive it. In the film we do not see any signs of remorse or feelings of regret for what each character has done which shows humans are quite heartless in a way if they are not hurting themselves but others, instead.
Some of the good qualities the film portrays are the that people can gain emotions and empathy no matter the situation they are put in or their background, this is because everyone feels pain and sadness. At the end of the film the spectators are made to feel a bit of pity for the main character, who in fact killed or sexually assaulted a lot of people, even after everything she has done. This could symbolise that everyone can be forgiven no matter what, which is a positive human quality as everyone is able to forgive they just have to have the courage to do so.
How useful has an ideological critical approach been in understanding the binary oppositionsof Trainspotting ? Transporting is set during the late 80's and filmed in the 90's, with an underlying theme of change and evolution in society. You can see Renton is ahead of his friends in the way he thinks and reacts to the things going on at the time. We can see this in the club scene where 90's music is being played and he is dressed much more modern than everyone else and seems to be more comfortable with the changes in the era. We also see him as almost alienated when he chooses to move to London in hope of success whilst everyone around him stays in Scotland with no dreams or future. This symbolises that in the 90's the only hope of success is if you move to a big, busy city. There is a strong lack of employment in Scotland at the time, we can also see this as we never see the group working we just see one of them applying to a job in hope to get benefits, and not actually to get the job. The viewers may assume that Tommy is working as he seems to have a stable life unlike his friends, but we never actually see him working or get told if he does. During this time most people are just doing heroin and getting AIDS as it is a time of decline in industry so most people wouldn't even think of getting a job, especially in Scotland. This shows lack of hope and future beyond the grimy apartment they live in. New Labour is the only thing we see going on at the time which made people feel optimistic or at least a bit upbeat as a lot of changes were happening. Margaret Thatcher in the film portrays the message of selfishness as when Renton moves to London the only job he can get is as a estate agent as it is the only job which you could thrive from. A quote to describe Thatcherism would be "greed is good" which ties in to the end of the film where Renton becomes a very selfish character when he stole all the money and fled. Throughout the film we see the binary opposite of past vs future as there is so much change between the 80's and 90's, yet we only see much of the 90's changes during the London scenes. We also see friendship vs betrayal, where Renton gets Tommy hooked on heroin and causes him to catch AIDS. This states that Renton is a bad friend for getting him hooked on it as a good friend wouldn't do that. This is almost a betrayal as he doesn't get AIDS even if he has been doing it for much longer. Furthermore, even when Tommy is dying he still gives him money to get more heroin which hints feelings of regret and pity.
Analyse how film form is used to explore the ideology, messages and issues of the film ( friendship, betrayal, escape , family life, alienation, addiction , past v future , masculinity , responsibility v freedom, individuality v society, etc. ).
You should focus here on the second half of the film and on Tommy's narrative and fate and Renton's attempts to escape and his final betrayal. Look at how film form is used to guide audience response and alignment in key scenes.
In the scene with Renton and Tommy we can see a close sense of friendship even though we know that realistically it shouldn't be like that and that is is quite ironic. Renton got Tommy hooked on heroin which then ended up causing him to get AIDS.
From this scene and the first scenes where we see Tommy we can see a drastic change in his character. In the beginning of the film he was playing football, enthusiastic to climb the mountain, having sex with his girlfriend, was employed and overall was very active unlike the rest of his friends which looked like addicts and failures next to him as he seemed to have his life together. Now in this scene we can see he is an addict too like they were, while Renton stands there and isn't addicted anymore as he can go on and off of heroin without it affecting him anymore. This comes across as quite unfair and almost as a betrayal of friendship, because he allowed Tommy to try heroin and now suddenly he has AIDS, whilst Renton has been doing it for a very long time and he hasn't caught it.
Even though Renton should feel guilty and Tommy should feel betrayed, during this shot they appear to be getting along quite well. Renton gives Tommy money which could express his guilt and a way to be forgiven, while Tommy is just happy that he received the money and doesn't seem to be feeling any hatred towards Renton.
There is a strong sense of depression and sadness in the dim lighting of the rough apartment. In earlier scenes we could see the same apartment, just we didn't really focus on how depressing it really looks as we were more focused on the addiction and the heroin going into their veins.
A blue glow in seen in the corridor in the scene where the viewer discovers that the baby is dead whilst the mum is screaming. This glow gave the apartment some colour to make it look a bit less dead, even if blue is a colour that symbolises sadness which is what was about to be felt by the viewer, which could be as if the light was foreshadowing it.
The lack of music makes the viewers focus on the apartment with diegetic sounds which make the atmosphere quite tense and unsettling. The apartment also looks quite specious and empty, filled with a feeling of death. The silence makes the viewer pay more attention to the little actions or movements of the characters. We are used to having a beat or music all the way through the film so in these rare occasions we feel as if something important is going to happen.
The film is about a 17 year old girl who goes on spring break to a different country and falls for a guy who isn't what she expected. He takes her down a path of drugs, crime, prostitution and gangs. He destroys her passport and she has no way home unless she completes all the tasks he sets her to do. If she doesn't succeed she will risk being charged for murder which she didn't commit. Will she successfully carry out his commands, or will the chaos spiral into an endless nightmare for Lara?
The poster uses a bright, glowing yellow in the title of the film which emphasises the meaning behind it, which is that the moon is like a sun to the girl. The colour yellow symbolises the moon, stars or sun so it fits well. The title is bigger than all the other fonts to show it is important and describes the film.
The names of the two main characters are just above the title in fairly big writing so they too can be seen, this shows that the characters are probably quite well known and successful. The surnames are in bold which could imply that the actors are better known by their surnames.
'March 23' is in bold, yellow font too. This stands out so the audience can immediately see when the film comes out so they are ready to go and see it, making it memorable.
The poster uses "dreams come true at night" as a tagline. This tagline is quite catchy and can be correlated to what children are told during their childhood, for example when Santa or the tooth fairy come and grant their wishes. This could show that the film is quite dreamy and has an uplifting feel to it.
The two characters are filling most of the screen. They are looking at each other and look as if they are in love, by the way they are holding each other and looking into each others eyes. This gives an insight on the events which could occur between them. They look happy in this moment and as if there is nothing around them distracting them from each other.
The layout is quite unusual as the font is all at the top of the poster, leaving the bottom of it for the picture of the characters with a dark hue. The dark hue gives it a sense of drama and complications.
The characters are wearing just shirts which shows the weather could be quite hot, adding to the title which talks about the sun.
The audience expectation is another love story, but the film is far more than that which can't really be seen in the poster giving a sense of secrecy. The hidden meaning makes the film much more exciting. The sense of secrecy draws in the audience much more as everyone feels curious.
The film was quite talked about and popular when I heard about it as it attracted many people of my age group, so I was intrigued to watch it.
The film is about a girl who wrote 5 love letters in total which she addresses but hides away in a box and never posts to anyone. Her sneaky sister then sends them out to the 5 people who are addressed on them, making her life change completely from the shy girl she once was.
I enjoyed the film but in my opinion it could've been a little bit better if Josh received the letter after Peter. This would give the perfect opportunity for Josh, who is her sister's ex and her best friend, to come in-between her fake relationship with Peter, creating a potential love story. This twist would've made the story more exciting.
The film is directed by Susan Johnson, who is an American film producer and director who became famous in 2017 from the comedy film Carrie Pilby. Her role in most of the films she has taken part in was a producer.
The colours in the trailer are tinted with orange and blue which symbolise the strong love that the main character feels, but also her insecurities as she doesn't want to let it out to the world. The sections from the film used for the trailer have a lot of action to interest the viewer and influence them to watch it. From the trailer we can also gain a liking for the main character as she comes across as innocent and sweet.
The trailer focuses on Lana who is the main character as she is narrating it, expressing her emotions and filling us in on her life to make us want to know more.
On her first junior high day, the camera zooms in on Lana a lot to express her importance, also keeping her in centre frame so we see her facial expressions clearly. The camera moves along quite fast to show the surroundings, but then gradually goes in slow motion to show key details.
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The scene below reveals the secret feelings between Lana and Peter which couldn't be seen before, showing that it is no longer just a 'fake relationship', as more feelings are hidden beneath it. This is a key moment for the viewers as we finally get to see that long waited-for kiss that we were dying to see.
Lana enters the tub in her nightgown which expresses her insecurity which we can see throughout the film, instead of just taking her clothes off and revealing her body to Peter. This makes her an innocent, likeable character.
This scene is dark with a strong blue light coming from the hot tub which reflects depth and stability, but also trust. Blue is also considered beneficial to the mind and body, slowing down the human metabolism and producing a calming effect.
Lana moves towards Peter and into his personal space, hinting that a kiss could happen. The closeness between the two reflects Lana's need to be comforted and loved, also showing Peter's confidence and stability.
They both kiss slowly which states they are relaxed and feel happy in each other's presence. This only lasts a few moments with the camera zooming in on them to make us feel as if we are there and possibly even being one of the characters. From close we can see every facial expression which makes the film much more real to the viewers.
We later find out that in this scene someone was watching them and recording, which then gets tagged as a 'sex tape'. Anyhow we don't now about it at this point so we are just enjoying the scene, forgetting about everything else.
