Bunny
Impressions: I want to explore
the stove…So much wonder regarding what you are uncertain of.
Discussion:
The music really added suspense and the angles were used to grab the
audience’s attention on specific items. It was interesting to see the stove as
a gateway to heaven because the name of the stove, though blurry, said “King”
which to me signifies Jesus.
Northfork
Impressions:
The scenery communicated much of the message…gloomy feelings.
Discussion:
The Mountain in the scene with the coffin being transported made me feel
like their situation in comparison to God was incredibly small. Not that it was
no important but rather a small blip in the realm of eternity. The contrast in
lighting between the coffin car and the mountain really conveyed death vs.
life.
Paris Texas
Impressions: The film felt dry like the desert scene…gave me a hopeless feeling
for majority of the characters.
Discussion: The intro used great angles
and scenery to convey overwhelming landscapes that swallow up the character’s
essence. The use of item placement also was intentional to display meaning. The
symbols of trains, shoes, walking, airplanes, and bridges all speak about
Travis’ journey to find himself in a place where there is nothingness. When Travis
tells his story the director used great contrast to hide Travis and eliminate his
wife. This scene used a great deal of perspective as the wife saw the lack of completion
while Travis saw completion.
Pink Floyd
Impression: The film was bizarre...made me
feel strange with the combination of music and visuals.
Discussion:
Animation of war shown as a bird grasping chinks of landscape in
single swoops shows the ferocity of war. The director made great use of contrast and
colors to convey feelings of guilt and shame from the perspective of the main
character. Lots of symbolism like walls, flowers, and judges used to represent
the women in his life. The “No Education” scene is interesting as it uses film
angles to show the manufacturing of robotic-like children in the education
system.
Cabeza de Vaca
Impressions: This film offers
great use of colors to show vibrant thoughts…I was provoked by this film to
trust God even more for miracles
Discussion: The attack scene used framing
to show the cross which symbolized that the “gospel” of those who were
enslaving led to death. The ritual used to bring back the Spanish slave showed
an interesting conversion from the “gospel for Spanish only” to “God is for
everyone”. The first healing again used framing to show the view of the tribe
as well as the view of the slave. It was awesome. The raising of the dead was
intense as it used symbolism of Christ laying down his life for our resurrection.
The confrontation of the Spanish scene used angles and scenery to show the
division of the Spanish healer and the other Spanish men by having a ditch separating
them.
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