Representations

Representations:

 How is the main female character represented?
- At the beginning of the film the main character is presented as an innocent women who is in love.       This is portrayed to us by the music played in the background of the opening scene. The music is         calming and soothing. It is also portrayed to us by the setting and the speech. The main character in     the film who is an art student is in a flower shop choosing a rose to send to her loved one. She then     continues to ride a bicycle with the romantic music playing. This is an example of non diegetic           sound as we as the audience can hear the music but the actor can't. As the film progresses we feel       sympathetic towards the lead actress as it is revealed she is in love with a married man and it is           suggested that he has just used and manipulated her. However there is a sharp turning point in the       middle of the film. We then find out that the film is in non chronological order and we see the             point of view of the male main character. We then discover that the women is actually mentally ill     and creating a whole imaginary life in her head. Throughout the rest of the film we then see her           decline and she ends up in a mental hospital.

How does the narrative work to hide and amend the way she is represented?
- The film is in non chronological order therefore there are parts of the story missing. In the first half     of the film we see the women's viewpoint therefore there are gaps that aren't filled in so we only         think positively of her. Then at the halfway point we discover the point of view of the male                 character. This then helps us to fill in the blanks of the story and we discover that we then don't feel   sympathetic towards the main female character. 

How does Mis-en-scene reflect the changes in the way the character is represented?
- At the beginning of the film the lightning in the film is light and bright which reflects what we           assume the storyline is about (Love). The images of roses reflect to us that the movie will be like a     fairytale about romance in modern times. However throughout the film the lightning becomes             darker and more dull which supports the dramatic change in the storyline. The movie quickly               changes and this is represented through the use of mis-en-scene.

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