Comparative Analysis Of Scenes From Thelma And Louise Movie

Scene-1: Thelma and Louise Planning Journey

Write a Concise report which will Pursue a Comparative Analysis between two Individual Scenes from a Particular Movie.

The following paper is going to make a concise report, which will pursue a comparative analysis between two individual scenes from a particular movie. In the present era victimization and crime attempted upon women is increasing. The world therefore needs more women empowerment and the considered movie has focused upon the particular issue. The movie chosen for the present report is “Thelma and Louise”, the respective scenes chosen from the considered movie are one, where both Thelma and Louise get ready for the journey, and the second is when Thelma and Louise blow up the truck of Earl. The movie depicts desperateness of two women who have been victimized in their life. The chief aspects, which are going to be compared between two of the chosen scenes are lighting, Camera, symbols and motifs and characterization. The objective will be therefore to identify which scene has utilized each of the aforementioned aspects in a prominent way. Prior to make a profound comparison, it is essential to look at some of the fundamental information the individual considered scenes. The following will briefly give some fundamental information about each of the scenes –

Scene-1: The first scene is when Thelma and Louise get ready for the Journey

Summary: The friendship between two women known as Thelma and Louise is described in this scene mainly along with the adventures or the mishaps faced by them.

What is happening?: The plan of starting the journey by Thelma and Louise

Place at which the scene is taking place: In the roadhouse

People involved: Thelma and Louise, Jimmy, Harlan and hitchhiker

Scene-2: the second scene is when Thelma and Louise blow up Earl's truck

Summary: The idea of shooting and killing the truck driver when Thelma and Louise blow up the Earl’s truck during the argument of western-esque, is shown in the scene.

What is happening? : With the help of the camera work, the feel of the argument was well created.

Place at which the scene is taking place: On the free land

People involved: Thelma and Louise and Earl

The camera work of the film is worth noticeable as the director has chosen and used the particular aspect brilliantly in each of the scenes. With the help of the effective camera work, the director has successfully depicted the theme and its implication on modern life. In the first scene, the camera work has been used for giving the effect of Mis-en-scene in order to convey the various moods, feelings, and the situations to the audiences regarding each of the characters. In order to accomplish that successfully, the director has used varied angles. As per the reason that the particular scene is one of the significant scenes of the movie, the effect of Mis-en-scene has been used. With the help of this technique, the director has efficiently managed to make a strong effect on the minds of the audience regarding the long lasting relationship between the two characters. Through a proper camera angle, the chosen first scene shows that two of the protagonists are taking photo with each other. Most significantly, numerous camera angles were used for giving the Mis-en-scene effect as per the moods, situations, and feelings. Along with this, the strength of the women is clearly pictured. The long lasting situation of the relation has been well evaluated while rediscovering the strength of friendship among both (Zeeb, Buchner & Schrauf, 2016). On the other hand, film technique lighting has been used with efficiency in the first scene. The foremost thing that has been displayed in the movie with the help of lighting is the costume of Thelma and Louise. In the first scene, both of them have been wearing the makeup with a lady like attire. With this lighting, the freedom and space feeling is created along with the feel of staying away for the reality (Zeeb, Buchner & Schrauf, 2016). Most significantly, with the element of symbols and motifs, which has been a significant part of the cinematography, the director has depicted varied significant aspects of the theme. During the start of the journey, the symbol of friendship has been determined by being together. Instead of enclosing just in the parking area that is surrounded by cars, it was shot on the open road having free space. Finally, with the element of defining the characters, the relationships with other male characters are illustrated. Most significantly, with the help of the particular element, in the first scene the challenges of the gender portrayals are described.

Scene-2: Thelma and Louise Blowing up Earl's Truck

The camera technique applied in the second scene has helped to show the strength of the women for self-defense. More precisely, the camera work has helped the director in giving the idea of how the two women got into the crime spree (Finkel& Hirsch, 2015). On the other hand, with the intensive shooting of the situation of blowing up the Earl’s truck by Thelma and Louise has been shot. However, with the help of the element of lighting, the grim reality of the city has been depicted. Moreover, the lighting helped in showing the loss of makeup messy hair and the masculine body during the truck scene. Thus, it can be said that a feeling of powerfulness and control is created by lighting in the particular scene. With element three, the idea of rescuing is shown in the particular scene. Further, the idea of justice in the scene of truck driver has been explained. However, with the technique or element of defining characters, control over the situation by creating justice on own has been shown. It can be said that the element has helped to indicate that the truck scene is turned out to be a classic drama and the men stereotypes are well evaluated,

After having a brief discourse about the technical aspects, which have been used throughout the movie in order to prominently depict the theme, it should be contemplated here that each of the techniques applied by the director has helped to create a deep influence in the minds of the audiences. The use of camera in the first scene has created s specific mood for the audience, whereas the camera work in the second chosen scene has given the idea of how both the women got into the crime spree during their journey. However, the first scene is significant more as the strength of friendship has been rediscovered in the scene by the camera work. On the other hand, while the lighting element has only helped to signify the costume of the two protagonists, the use of lighting has been pursue more prominently in the second chosen scene. It is because, in the truck scene, a feeling of power and control has been created when Thelma stands up with the gun to shot. In the truck scene, the lighting was of the high key when compared with that of the introduction scene of beginning the journey.

Camera Work in Scene-1

Nevertheless, the use of symbol in the first scene has been a symbol of friendship, which is determined by being together. However, in the truck scene more of long and mid shots have been a great deal when compared with that of the start of the journey where most of the shots have been a great contrast with either being close or mid(Meyer et al., 2018). For instance, the space that has been noticed in the truck scene will be representing the freedom and space that they have by leaving the cities. No longer they are surrounded with phallic symbols. Finally, it is to contemplate that the element of defining characters in the first scene shown the adventures and the challenges faced by them by controlling the situation. In the truck scene it is the lead characters who have led the driver to the places where they wanted to take. Also in the two scenes, the way Thelma and Louise reacted was found to be highly different (Meyer et al., 2018). Most importantly, in the first scene, Louise courageously shoots the men who were trying to attack Thelma. In the second scene, the strength is confined to the situations and tries to provide justice to themselves on their own. Both the women have represented a symbol of masculinity in the truck scene.

Conclusion

In the current paper, the media analysis of the movie Thelma and Louise based on two scenes such as the first scene is when Thelma and Louise get ready for the Journey and the second scene is when Thelma and Louise blow up Earl's truck have been discussed. With the help of each of the techniques, the director has successfully portrayed the theme of the movie. However, it has been identified that use of element like symbols, lightning and the act of defining characters have been pursued more prominently in the second scene. Nevertheless, two characters – Thelma and Louise together have given the film the plot that is recognizable easily and the action-packed entertainment, which has run simultaneously with the delicate but reflective transformation of the characters. Hence, not the action that has taken place in the film has given the impact to the movie but also the self-empowerment, the strength, the structure of the situations, transition of the characters, etc. have added the value from their own end in order to make the story successful at each plot      

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