Danny Devito's Techniques Used In The Film Matilda

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What techniques does the director, Danny Devito, use in the film ‘Matilda’ to illustrate that the character Agatha Trunchbull, is evil and malicious? The film ‘Matilda’ is directed by Danny Devito, filmed in 1996. Danny Devito uses different techniques such as, music, camera angles and the way he made Agatha look (appearance), to make Agatha Trunchbull seem evil and malicious. Firstly, Ms Trunchbull’s negative appearance shows her off to be evil and malicious. At school she wears dark, dull and tight clothes, this makes her look creepy, uninviting and weird because she’s wearing very tight clothes for a bigger woman. While she’s at home she wears sport clothes, such as just below knee length socks, knee length shorts and a dirty and a very sweaty singlet that’s tucked into her shorts. This makes her come off as gross, sweaty and not very pleasant to look at. Her facial expressions are either dull/bored or angry/fuming, this makes her unpleasant again and makes her look like a mean person and a bully. She has rotten, yellow teeth, funny eyebrows, dark mischievous eyes and she even has a moustache. All this makes Agatha look unpleasant and uninviting. …show more content…

When we first get introduced to Ms Trunchbull, it’s at her school. The kids are playing happily and there is light calming music in the background. Then when Ms Trunchbull storms in the kids run away hiding and the music is loud, dark and fast, this makes her scary and evil. When Matilda sneaks out at night to get Miss Honeys doll back from Ms Trunchbull house, the music is medium speed, it’s very eerie and creepy and makes you feel frightened, this makes Ms Trunchbull even more scary and creepy. The only time there is no loud music when she is onscreen is when she’s yelling at her students, this is so we can concentrate on what she’s saying, not the music. The music makes Agatha come off as scary and

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