The vow

1. The Vow
The filmstarts off withthe pairleavingthe cinema.Theyare
handin handwithsnowfallingaroundthemimmediately
givinga romanticfeel tothe film.The girl iswearingared coat
whichcouldsuggestlove andpassionforher
boyfriend/partner.Theyare constantlylaughingandsmiling
witheachotherwhichgivesusthe sense theyare sohappy
witheachotherand nothingcouldgo wrongfor them.The
musicisstoppedandit all goesveryquiet,showingthatit’sjust
the two of themand no one else mattersastheyhave and
enjoyeachother’scompany.Whenshe undoesherseatbelt,
the camera pausesonit for a slightsecondwhichindicatesthat
it couldbe an importantfactorfor whatis to come and makes
the audience question.All of asudden,headlights appearanda
voiceoverisused.The pace iscompletelysloweddownandthe
shotis inslowmotionsothe audience cantake itall in andso
the audience realisethe significanceof thispartof the film. Whenherbodyhitsthe bonnetof the
car, it issuddenlyspedbackupso the audience realisethe impactof the crash.Havingseenthisfilm
before,it’sbasedonwhensomethingtragichappens,tryingtobuildbackuprelationshipsagain.
Thisis linkedtomyfilmasin the restof the film, the motherand daughterwouldneedtoworkona
relationshipafterthe traumathe familyhave gone through.