What is the single effect you got from this film? Give three specific reasons (of choices the director made) why you were persuaded to that effect? Change one aspect of the film (besides narrative and dialogue) and explain how would change the film and the single effect.
Aww.
Anyway, single effect. Watching this film, I felt as though the main character had figured out happiness in less-than stellar conditions. Lets consider some key components to this film, shall we?
- Setting: The film takes place on a cold day along a busy London street (I believe it was Oxford?). It's not a very comfortable place to be holding a sign, but somehow the main character, Ben, is able to find the light in it, calling it a beautiful and historic place.
- Shot choices: The majority of the film has one of two shots: the scene around Ben or close to him looking over at something. It keeps a focus on the previous effect and how he feels about them
- Dialogue: . . . . or lack of. For the first part of the film, Ben describes his co-workers on his own, with no interaction with them. When his shift ends, the communication between them (via signs, SIGN LANGUAGE) leaves a bigger impact because of it
So what would have happened if we took one of those away? Let's take away the setting and put it at . . . a warm beach with ice-cream readily available should the weather get too hot. That would have taken away from my single effect because the man probably would be happy there, be it because of his job or not.
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