analysis

1. Analysis
Shutter Island
Clip one
Clip two
In this shot you can see that the main character looks strong and
determined ready for a battle. For example his facial expressions show he
looks scared but ready for what he is going to face. This demonstrates that
he is a leading character who will be taking on a challenge. Furthermore
this shows that men often take on bigger challenges than women.
Another example the lighting in this picture is high key around the
characters face. This is to draw the audience’s attention to him
He is well dressed in a suit and hat which looks like in that time was a good
look and shows that he is middle class or well off. This shows that he will
be a strong minded person.
The camera shot is a mid-shot.
The sound of the audio is loud booming this is done to attract attention
and keep the audience.
In this shot he looks scared upset like he has been told something that he
doesn’t believe is true. For example his facial expressions shows that he is
In distress and anxious. This demonstrates that he is a strong minded
character that is being broken down. Furthermore this shows that the male
character is playing the damsel in distress.
The lighting in this picture is high key around the whole picture
In this picture he is still well dressed but is missing clothes which tell us
that he has been through a scenario.
The sound of the audio in this scene is quiet but still has a banging sound
that holds the audience’s attention.
In conclusion
I believe that there is no real main female character there are scenes of women most of them in distress which
then tells us that men normally play the main role parts in thriller films. This is for the glaze theory because
woman in this movie always need saving.