The single most striking moment in the film is when doctor F. shouts "ITS ALIIIVVEEE!"
Something in particular that strikes me in the film is that almost all of the background characters give a voice to the tone of the scene in general. If its relaxed, they'll just mill around and do their own thing while keeping their voices low. If its festive, they will dance and play and shout and laugh. However most of the scenes that involve the villagers are usually have a panicky tone and thus the villagers scream. But what really brought this to my attention was that they all screamed constantly, and LOUDLY. They screamed almost for no reason, even if they werent directly affected by the thing causing the fear in the first place.
Nice observation Eli. Why do you think they are screaming so loudly? What is the film maker trying to say by doing that? I think it's to highlight the irrationality, the violence, and self-perpetuating nature of the crowd. The crowd takes on a life of its own. It is a type of monster chasing another monster.
ReplyDeleteKind of like what Peter said, very good observation. I had not thought of that certain aspect of the movie and it brings a little sense to the shrieks during the movie...
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