Film reviw. Question - Answer Visual & Performing Arts Coursework

1.A useful initial step in analyzing any movie is to distinguish an individual scene’s content from its form. Try to first identify a scene’s subject matter: What is this scene about? What happens? Once you have established that content, you should consider how that content was expressed. What was the mood of the scene? What do you understand about each character’s state of mind? How did you perceive and interpret each moment? Did that understanding shift at any point? Once you know what happened and how you felt about it, search the scene for those formal elements that influenced your interpretation and experience. The combination and interplay of multiple formal elements that you seek is the cinematic language that movies employ to communicate with the viewer.（20points）
The scene in focus comes from the 2004 movie Big Fish where Edward Bloom (Ewan McGregor) met Sandra (Alison Lohman) for the first time in a Circus. Upon seeing her, time stood still, then Edward walked slowly towards her. This scene is about Edward’s experience of meeting (or seeing) his true love. It is a portrayal of the common saying that time stops when you meet your true love. It is noticeable that the mood of the scene is sincere and joyous, especially for the main character. He was in a circus where all kinds of distractions are simultaneously playing around. Even the colors are very diverse and vivid. Yet, when he saw Sandra, everything stopped. This shift in focus from all the ruckus towards one particular person had greatly emphasized what the director is trying to convey. That is, the power of meeting your true love.
2.Do any narrative or visual patterns recur a sufficient number of times to suggest a structural element in themselves? If so, what are these patterns? Do they help you determine the meaning of the film? （20points）
Yes. Throughout the movie, the viewers could experience the...