Analysis Of The Film Punch-Drunk Love

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Cinematography during the opening scene of the film Punch-Drunk Love is a long shot framing of the main character Barry seated at his desk in a large open space, this emptiness presented an overwhelming personality of loneliness and exclusion in relation to Barry’s life. Following a telephone conversation, Barry sets off towards the off screen space and the camera follows panning left to right with an angled view. Ultimately, Barry is engulfed in a shadowy emptiness, this transfer in space also suggests elements of Barry’s life are lost in a mass of fruitlessness. On the other hand, there may be hope as Barry exits the black void, he is framed in a doorway of light to the outside world.
The mise-en-scene during Barry’s sisters’ party genuinely

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