Thursday, April 26, 2012

Blog #3- Dazed and Confused- Emporium entrance scene


 Great movie, great soundtrack. If you haven't seen it you probably live under a rock.



This is one of my favorite scenes in this movie. I would like to discuss time first because its a big part of what makes the scene interesting. I particularly the way they use subjective time. They put the scene in slow motion as Randal, David, and Mitch make their entrance. As the door opens the loudness of the music turns up, and the speed of the scene slows. I would also like to talk about the way that space is used. The slow motion gives the scene an emotional feel. As they walk through the pool hall and look around, you can't help but feel how cool they think they are. It might also try to illicit a nostalgic emotion from a viewer who might have lived through the 70's and hung around a similar place in their youth. The movement is my favorite park about this scene. Though its not choreographed exactly, the movement of their slowed down walking seems to go along to the beat of the music. There is a sort of rhythm in the way everyone is moving in that goes along with the song really well. Overall the scene just has a natural flow to it that makes it memorable.














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