Sunday, October 17, 2010

Titanic

This famous scene from the Titanic is a close up shot. It has both denotative meaning and connotative meaning. The director wants you to pay attention to the details in this scene, like how close they are together, and how much paler Jack is in comparison to Rose. The connotative meaning in this scene is to show the emotion between these two characters at this moment. In Titanic, this is the last scene before Jack sinks to the bottom of the ocean, and this scene really tries to capture the emotion between the lovers for the very last time. 
Image found on Google search

This is a scene of Jack and Rose from the Titanic when the ship had already started to sink is an example of a medium shot. The denotative meaning for this scene is very important since this still image provides a lot of information alone. It confirms that the ship is actually sinking by capturing the characters trying to wade through the water. The connotative meaning of this scene is how hard the character are willing to fight for each other and for survival. The emotion in this scene is shown by how the characters are holding hands and Jack is leading the way, making sure that Rose doesn't get left behind.

Image taken from the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

This still image is an example of a long shot from the Titanic. It introduces the audience to how serious and real the sinking of the ship is. It allows the audience to understand how many people are on this massive ship. This scene also gives a very powerless, hopelessness feeling to the audience since there are so many people still left on the ship after two of the emergency escape boats have already been filled. This is also a high angle shot which takes power away and gives a 'loss of control' feeling, which is how the people still left on the Titanic feel.

Image taken from the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

No comments:

Post a Comment