Deliverance: Film Analysis

The music of the film does the same thing as the color and atmosphere. It creates a depressing feeling. For example right from the beginning of the film a song starts playing that gives you the feeling that you are dealing with backwoods country and hard life kind of people. I feel it is meant to give you that kind of feeling because the director wants to introduce you into what you are about to witness within the film. Another example of music that creates a kind of feeling in the movie in my opinion is at the end of the film. Ree and her siblings bring their uncle Teardrop his brother Banjo and he starts to play it. Playing a banjo in movies has never been the same since the film Deliverance and I feel the writer and director are trying to give of some sort of vibe about the culture that the Dolly family lives in by even introducing the banjo in the film. …show more content…
The first scene that show the underlying story is the final scene at the Dolly house. Ree informs Teardrop that they are going to be able to keep the house because they have proof that her father is dead. Teardrop informs Ree that he knows who killed his brother and father. Teardrop then proceeds to walk to his truck without the banjo he was just given. When confronted about leaving the banjo he tells Ree to keep it there for him. This is very significant because Teardrop is going to avenge his brother's murder. The second scene that is significant to the underlying story of the film is when Teardrop and Ree get pulled over by the sheriff. This is very significant because Teardrop would rather have a shot out right there then to go to jail. The sheriff decides not to pursue Teardrop because Ree is in the truck and knows she has nothing to do with anything her family