All That Jazz Film Analysis

The film “All That Jazz” had no dull moments; everything on screen is extremely detailed, from the choreography down to placement of props. Watching this film makes you feel as if you are in the shoes of Joe Gideon while also capturing the director’s main focus is. This causes the viewer to question the director’s reason for such details and its purpose to the plot. There are some people who believe that the mise-en-scene of this film takes away from the viewer’s full experience of the plot. To those, I would argue that the director instead put more emphasize on certain scenes while also leaving the audience much room for imagination. The opening scene is perfect example of the director using every detail on screen to blend realism and fantasy to Joe Gideon’s life. Beginning …show more content…
We were then transitioned to the fantasy aspect of the story where the room is almost dark but has a few spotlights as if they were in the back of an empty theater. This curiosity takes a hold of the audience and motivates them to look deep into Joe’s life and discover why the director chose to portray this scene in such a way. Although we didn’t get a great view in the beginning of who Joe is talking to in this dark room, she appears in the middle of the screen wearing an all-white dress. She is wearing what looks to be a halo around head with a long white veil covering her face; this gives the audience the sense that she might be Joe’s guardian angel. The way she is sitting in the chair facing the camera as if she is looking at the audience, makes it seem like she is unimpressed. The smallest details of each scene in this film contribute to the overall experience of Joe’s life. The reason this film was effective in telling the story of Joe Gideon was because of the emotional effects of each created by the mise-en-scene and having them gradually move the plot to the