![]() ![]() This creates an illusion of powerlessness and a melancholy feeling. When he realizes that a river he had previously crossed became too big to return home, the sky is dark grey and the camera is zoomed out, making him look small. ![]() The bright lighting and music aid in making us feel happy for Chris. The sky was bright and the music was optimistic during his triumphs, such as the moment he discovered the bus in the middle of the woods in Fairbanks. I like being able to see what the character sees and what its like to be in that moment, so it was enjoyable to see this method used. This gave me a more broad view of the scenery he was surrounded by in different locations. Rotational shots around Chris were common throughout the movie. As he makes his way out of the city, conversations of bystanders are muffled and the film is sped up, making the audience feel disoriented as Chris did in that situation. The next shot was a close-up of his face in obvious distress, letting us know the city is out of his comfort zone. This is what we would have seen looking from his perspective. Another scene that made his discomfort apparent was an upward-facing rotational shot of skyscrapers in Los Angeles. The elements used help portray the fear he has to the audience and personally made me feel like I was there. ![]() Earlier in the movie, Chris states that he had always been scared of the water. All you can hear during this scene is the overwhelming roar of the river. The frame slowly begins zooming out to show the size and power of the rapids. She is a logical choice for a third-person narrator because Chris stated that she was the only one that understood him.Ī particular scene that stood out to me was a shot of Chris standing beside the Colorado River holding a kayak. Being a third-person narrator, she is the all knowing figure of Chris. Third-person narration is used later in the movie using Chris’s sisters voice after she is introduced. After receiving a visual on Chris, first-person narration is used with Chris’s voice and continuing to develop him as a character. Mountains and Alaskan wilderness surround him as his face is finally revealed and makes us wonder what he is doing there. Chris can’t quite be seen clearly, but we have a better idea of who he is. The first visual we have of Chris is from a high-angle of him stepping out of a truck and walking towards the trail head in Fairbanks. This continues to develop Chris’s character without giving away his physical appearance, providing us a chance to think about what he might look like. Narration during these scenes is done using sentences from letters Chris wrote at the time and displaying the words on the screen. A few minutes into the film, scenes of different buildings in Fairbanks, Alaska are presented. I think mystery is an essential element of keeping an audience entertained and I like how his alias was introduced. Without knowing the story, this would create a mystery for the audience of how this relates to Chris. This quote signifies the protagonist, Chris McCandless’ mindset in the movie and gives the audience insight on who Chris might be.īefore Chris is seen, there is a scene that shows Chris’s alias “Alexander Supertramp, April 1992” written on the side of a train. Within the first few scenes, a Lord Byron quote “There is a pleasure in the pathless woods There is a rapture on the lonely shore There is a society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in it’s roar: I love not man the less, but nature more” is displayed. Being one of my all-time favorite movies, I thought it would be interesting to view it while observing cinematic elements. ![]() It tells the true story of how materialism and the superficial nature of society led a 22 year-old named Chris McCandless to leaving behind $25,000, his family, and all of his possessions to escape into the Alaskan wilderness. I chose to analyze the movie “Into The Wild”, directed by Sean Penn for my first blog entry. ![]()
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