Sin City - Mise en scene

In the opening sequence of Sin City, I notice that the movements of the characters is minimal. There is hardly any movement of the face in or the upper body in the conversation between the woman and the man. there is hardly any movement in the eyes of the characters either. This creates a mood that makes the audience feel a little uneasy.

The movement of the camera and camera angles is also limited. There is a push in at the line from the woman, 'What do you see in my eyes?'. This shows, as the camera is moving forward, the expressions on the woman's face as he describes what he sees. It shows the audience that she stars to become twitchy and starts to move more whereas before, she was almost completely static. As the push in turns into a medium two-shot, it shows her breathing beginning to get heavier, Ie; her chest moving noticeably more than before.

As the characters kiss, the camera shot turns into a long shot that is in black and white with the view of the city behind them. This gives off the impression of a cartoon strip. This gives another perspective to the audience will open up their minds a little more. It also give emphasis on that it is now raining. The audience may not have seen this before. It also shows emphasis on the wind. This is shown more clearly now than before. You can now see the wind through the movement of her dress, the movement from the front of his trousers and you can also see the wind through the direction of the rain.

As the commentary is going on, and they are kissing, the things that the commentator is saying, is being acted out in the scene. For example, at the line, 'I tell her, I love her', you can see that actors mouth saying, 'I love you' before the flash of the gun going off. and when the commentator mentions the silencer, the charcter shows the gun with the silencer on it.


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