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1. English
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text:Minority Report:
The Chase

2. Summary
John Anderton has been convicted of a crime he hadn't
committed yet, and so thinking himself as innocent and
thinking he wont commit any sort of crime he runs! And
so the chase begins!

3. Analyze the key idea in the extract. How is each key
idea developed what links with yourself or the world
can you identify?
The example of the main idea or theme which is fate verses destiny, John
Anderton gets chased by his former work mates, he is found guilty for a
crime he hadn't committed yet, so he ran thinking he isn’t guilty for any
crime, and he also has the thought he wont ever be guilty, and that he would
prove to all of them that he is innocent and that no wooden marble ball
would tell him otherwise or tell him his ‘certain fate,’ so the chase begins
and John runs with the thought of wanting to prove his innocence.
Many cops these days are found guilty for crimes they may or may not
of committed, for as we all know or should know, is that even the system
is corrupt, the examples of the everyday situations is expressed by all
destruction done by even the cops, in later note there was a disruption
in America where a few police had tried to arrest a homeless man, they
ended up shooting him a few times, and even after they knew he was
dead they aimed the gun at him, it was silly and horrid, for they killed an
innocent man for trying to get away and he also seemed drunk as well,
which didn’t help the cops side of the story!
(1)

4. Analyze the purpose of the extract. What is the director
aiming to achieve, and how what links with yourself or
the world can identify?
The purpose of the extract, is to explain how things can go from simple to
complicated in seconds, people who were once your friend become your
enemies, this is the light and dark of the whole extract, it represents the
beginning of Johns true journey to understanding the system and the place he
had worked for. For when John found out he would kill someone he had soon
realized that his life has changed drastically, this links with the theme fate verse
destiny because his fate had changed simply because of a minor thing such as a
small wooden marble!
We have some part in our life; where everything seems to be more
clear to us, this is the stand point in our time, we watch and we see
how life has just gone by, and we didn’t have a clue what we would
do or where we would end up, and then we reach that moment
and we become to realize our true calling, just like how John found
his, and so the chase was the beginning of his stand point in life in
some twisted way.
(2)

5. Analyze the attitude of the characters in the extract.
What do they tell us about society and how do you
know this?
Attitude; Johns work mates and so called friends are doing their job, so
them chasing him is them doing their jobs nothing more, but their
attitudes towards the whole situation causes a confusion within the
audience and within John, Johns friends are chasing him and trying to
persuade him to surrender, they use a friendly attitude so to try and
lure him in, but Johns mind is racing as he is as well, so this attempt of
familiar attitude does not sway John towards them but further away.
(3)
Society; this is what we as people with a certain duty do, we go
against people we know and are close to so to pursue with our
work and our so called responsibilities with it, that is humanity for
you, but we do not realize that we aren't doing the right thing or
correct thing until its too late, this is why so many enemies are
made and less friends are inclined to us.

6. Analyze the genre of the extract. how are elements of
the genre being shown and why. What links with other
films in genre can you identify?
The genre of the extract is action, certain elements shown in the extract
are elements such as movement, how is this element being shown and
why? They make all movements quick and precise, every move the
Precrime cops make John is making quicker movements so to get away and
so to not get caught, why is he doing this? Well as I said; so John gets
away that’s why he is using quicker movements and the cops are doing it
to so to capture John, but Johns quick thinking and movement is to
advanced for them all, so in the end he gets away.
(4)
Another film that links with this genre is Fast And Furious, it’s
a constant chase and action is a main part of the film, just like
how this extract of the film I’m writing about, this is a link
between action and a certain chase or race! They all link up
into one certain genre and that’s all full packed and restless
action!

7. Analyze the use of lighting in the extract. How does it
create mood or develop character/ ideas in the extract.
How does it manipulate or effect the audience?
Most of the light used is made from the electronics they may use, but
some light is natural, the use of light portrayed in the extract if anything
causes the scene to seem more unrealistic and in other words dreamt up
in a way, how does it create mood? It makes the characters feel as if it
isn't real, like its all just a sick joke or something, but truly they know
that it is happening and there is nothing they can do, this helps develop
the characters, cause it makes them think about how not even within the
system is it safe.
(5)
This manipulates the audience into wondering is this actually
happening? The use of the bright lighting makes the audience
concentrate on everything, makes them more aware of what is
happening, yet it also confuses them into thinking why is such a bad
thing happening in such a bright extract, but what they may not know
is that the chase is like the moment where John starts to realize what
is actually happening within his work, this is the first true light of the
whole movie, its like a truth being revealed, its basically like opening
up a darkened box causing light to enter it.

8. Analyze the use of music in the extract. How is it used
to develop character, ideas, or mood?
In the extract there was a lot of instrumental used especially
string instruments, this violent playing of instruments was a
way of making the scene seem more drastic and dangerous,
the instruments were played in a fast pace so to keep up with
the movement of the characters.
(6)
This music helps us understand how the characters have developed
especially John, now John has developed from being a confident
Precrime cop to a guy who is on the run, his work mates have turned
from being proper work mates to enemies in a way, the music helps
portray how all has gone from simple to devastatingly impossible and
confusing, the mood of the extract is presented as rushed as well as
frightful and full of action, the music properly introduces the mood and
makes the audience feel apart of it almost.

9. The End
By Casey Hodgkinson