Analysis Of From Dusk Till Dawn

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From Dusk Till Dawn is a film with a plot twist unlike any other. The narrative takes us on a journey with two fugitives: a bank robber named Seth Gecko and his trigger happy, sex-offender brother Richard (Ritchie) Gecko. The two are on the run to Mexico to meet up with a friend named Carlos who will find them sanctuary, picking up hostages along the way. The Geckos kidnap a Christian family in their motorhome to get them across the border, and once they arrive to the rendezvous, the narrative takes a turn for the worst. They are faced with a bar full of vampires and must battle their way to daylight. From the beginning of the story, we are aware of who the “good guys” and “bad guys” are, but our interpretation begins to turn cloudy by the …show more content…

Although Seth and Ritchie are portrayed as evil people, they share a love for each other that is admirable. Ritchie helped Seth escape from prison, and Seth is constantly making sure his brother is safe and wants to take care of him. Similarly, Jacob and his children, Scott and Kate, have the same type of love for each other. Since the loss of their mother, they have supported each other. The love and caring that is displayed between all of these characters is a sign of selflessness, which adds to the “good guy” characteristics. There are many repeated references to God in this film, which cannot be ignored. Jacob lost his wife in a car accident, which left him questioning his belief in God. Both Seth and Kate ask him why he doesn’t believe in God anymore, to which Jacob doesn’t give a satisfactory answer. Once the story unfolds into the vampire scenes, Jacob no longer questions his faith as he has experienced evil with his own eyes. His reconnection with God helps them fight off the vampires with holy water and makeshift crosses. Stylistically, some of the camera angles and movements are repeated and form a pattern. Whenever there is an intense discussion, when our suspense is heightened, the cameras zoom in slowly and gradually. Eventually we are left with close-ups on the characters’ faces. Once the intensity is over, the camera is then zoomed out to its normal position. The repetition of camera …show more content…

Through function, similarity and repetition, differences and variation, development and unity and disunity, the narrative form of the film we begin to understand that good and evil are not too far apart from each other. Someone like Seth Gecko who is initially seen as an evil person, turns out to be a truly caring person. In contrast, someone who seems as though they are a good person, are capable of evil things; for instance, Kate is a Christian girl but is capable of killing. From Dusk Till Dawn contains a narrative that is full of suspense and surprise that clouds our judgment between what we would normally consider to be good and evil, which is never truly one or the

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