Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven, a paragon of mise en scène, is saturated in thematic and
cinematic elements. Whether it’s the lighting of a scene or the objects placed in the scene, they
both tie in with one another to produce this emotional appeal to evoke sincere reactions out of
the viewers. Even though all aspects of the film are important, one that draws my attention the
most is the subtle but significant role of an inanimate character, Whiskey. Whiskey was a large
part of William Munny’s life before binding in holy matrimony with the comely Claudia
Feathers, a life of killing and thieving. Claudia became the supportive wife that Munny needed
in order to leave the life he led in the past. However, from the moment of introduction to the
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Eastwood’s framing of Will in this scene is crucial to the plot development, as he is placed
between the bottle and a shotgun barrel. The significance of this is that he is continually having
to make decisions on who he really is and if it is still worth fighting internally. He could easily
drink the whiskey from the glass and finish the bottle then drop the guys like flies, but he again
chooses to keep fighting the urge, even though it becomes tougher with every temptation. It
seems that the main reason he keeps refusing the whiskey is because he knows what it will do to
him and wants to respect Claudia and their kids back home.
When Will and the Kid have been separated from Ned a change starts to unveil. After
giving the Kid his shot at killing a man, Will and the Kid ride off to a place outside the town.
When Will and the Kid are seen sitting by a tree, a lady rides in with some supplies and some
very unfortunate news that Ned has been killed. Will is shocked and in disbelief but with every
question his anger grows, and finally, Will pops the cork and downs the whiskey from the bottle.
The timing that Eastwood utilizes in this scene gives a sense of climax to the
throws him to the wolves at the end - "I lied. Don't get pious Vince.
Will falls for. When Joyce asks Will to be in the photo, that really impresses
his Father dies, to his own death. The movie is set mostly in 13th Century Scotland, the
Christian eventually takes down the drink and he is offered two other glasses of whisky. He does this because Mama forces him and he doesn't want to disrespect commander Osembenga. This is the turning point for Christian and it is the point where he accepts alcohol for what it is. This scenario causes him to break his soberness for four years and pick up drinking
In this case the narrator uses the alcohol to focus on the conversation that the two couple think about love. The first bottle of gin is mostly a discussion of Terri’s ex, which was Ed, she was with him before she got with Mel. The first bottle of gin was not a good conversation for them because it was mostly about Terri’s ex, in which she said, “He beat me up one night. He dragged me around the living room by my ankles. He kept saying, ‘I love you, I love you, you bitch” (pg.227). Terri thinks that was the way how Ed used to show his love to her and what he felt was nothing but love for her. On the other hand Mel thinks that Terri is dumb for that and thinks that was stupid by thinking like that, so Mel wants Nick and Laura for their opinion. Terri keeps on telling her story on how Ed try killing himself with rat poison and finally killing himself by shooting his mouth. While all that happen Terri beliefs that Ed kill himself for love, but Mel beliefs that love had nothing to do with why Ed kill himself. As Terri finish telling her story about Ed the first bottle of gin finishes also but they have a second bottle ready to go. That’s when Laura and Nick say that they know what love is, Terri tells Laura and Nick as fooling around to knock it off
The audio aspect of this scene was simple, yet effective. Chigurh’s voice was calm and confident, it completely lacked emotion, fear, or doubt. Chigurh’s voice was not one of a madman, a murderer, or even a voice filled with ill intent. It was the voice of someone who knew the outcome of their story and knew who was going to come out on top; In other words, it was the voice of fate. Visually, The Coen Brothers’ did something subtle yet extremely effective. Throughout the conversation, the audience never sees Moss’ face directly, but they get a direct shot of Chigurh’s face. This subliminally suggests that moss is running from his fate, while fate is standing there, waiting to pass judgment on him and Carla
*In Act II, Scene III, I ago tricks into a drink, knowing that he has a low
“Great God,” one says; “what they got in that wagon?” (219). While digging, Anse starts talking about money they need and not once did anyone mourn over their dead mother they were finally laying to rest. Two men came to take Darl away for setting the barn on fire. Jewel says, “ Kill him, Kill the son of a bitch” (227). They’re taking him to a mental institution in Jackson. But with Darl gone, the journey doesn’t even culminate in the burial of Addie Bundren. Dewey Dell goes in search for a doctor to abort her baby. In the look out a she finds a man names MacGowan that takes advantage of her and lies to her for sexual relations. Cash ends up with and infection in his foot and ends up getting it cut off by the doctor. Peabody says, “About next summer you can hobble around fine on this leg” (230). There is not trust in their family and it shows when Anse accuses Dewey Dell about lying about the cakes in the package. “Dont you touch it! If you take it your a their.” (245) and Anse responds saying, “My own daughter accuses me of being a thief. My own daughter.”
bottle of whiskey. Ironically the storyteller does not try to cover the fact that yes, he is
Furthermore, when the film draws to its conclusion, Jim is seen walking into the distance of the Australian outback, through a time lapse with an interval fade. I decided to incorporate a time lapse to stress the vastness of the land which is a symbolic representation of Jim’s weak understanding of the land that pales in comparison to Albert’s understanding of the land.
Plot: The kids are getting on the bus to go home after another ordinary day at high school. They noticed they had a substitute bus driver. He missed a couple of stops so Bruce volunteered to show him the way. When only the five kids who live on Valley Gardens are left, the bus driver drives past their subdivision without stopping. The kids complain and he tells them to shut up. The bus pulls off to the side of the road next to a waiting car. He orders them to get off the bus and into the car. By this time the kids realized they were being kidnapped. A woman is in the car, whose name is Rita. She drives them to a cabin about two hours away. When they arrive, the kids are fed stew. The boys were sent...
...successful collaboration of sound, colour, camera positioning and lighting are instrumental in portraying these themes. The techniques used heighten the suspense, drama and mood of each scene and enhance the film in order to convey to the spectator the intended messages.
flask of liquor in his hand. This may keep him calm or help him to remain
Sly, a drunk beggar, he immediately plots a practical joke to play on him. The
In addition to this, the scene plays further significance as viewers are able to witness the dark and gruesome acts of violence commited by Derek, as he intentionally curb stomps one of the robbers after they were subdued, helps to establish the tone of the film.