When watching, Gus Van Sant’s “Paranoid Park” viewers are introduced to a male character name Alex who is struggling to find positive influences during his journey of adolescence. The main character is face with numerous pubescent issues such as peer pressure, sexuality, alcohol abuse, authoritative figures and maturity. The movie displays difficulties, that most young men will encounter at some point of their lives through using stylistic elements. When watching the movie, the narrative is told from the perspective of a specific type of community- those who skateboard. Nevertheless, the film still captures being relatable to diverse cultural interests’ that bring common societal problems. Although Alex is a new skateboarder he is introduce
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Sant’s ability to manipulate the acting, setting and lighting of scenes demonstrates the relevance of using stylistic choices to better deliver a story. For example, in a movie with a predominantly teenage cast viewers see varied character depictions of personalities one may find walking any High school’s hallway this also presents a realistic value. Macy and Jennifer’s character give a fresher profile to your typical cheerleader and girl next-door on screen. Jennifer maintains the attitude and curious nature but presents qualities like Macy who exudes maturity and audiences may have a hard time finding Alex’s compatibility with either one. Even when doing something as childlike as playing dress up Sant makes this an opportunity to show that by her jokingly saying his best look is the overly sized business suit he tries on for her. Could this be a suggestion that Alex is having complications with growing up. Viewers see the capability of truly showing how nonchalant unmindful and naïve Alex’s character appears through elements on Mise-en-scene. Sant also use Cinematography to frame important moments in a character story and helps to deliver this youthful, innocent and sympathetic impression of the …show more content…
For instance, after the scene Alex exits and the dim lighting in the hallway is creating shadows against his black shirt and black backpack that looks as if he’s scared and literally running away from his problem in a child-like manner. San uses this approach again in a later scene where watchers see the playful and childish nature of the skateboard community together. The scene starts off with the young men walking into the classroom and then an extreme close-up of Ms. Adams pink blouse angled at the cleavage area. Then we here one of the young men attempting to flirt with the female adult which then quotes South Park’s Cartman’s “respect my authority!”. This scene does not exactly defend the maturity level of the young men, but one may insist, San’s purpose in this scene was to do just that. Detective Lou passes around crime scene photos where viewers see the security guard’s body severed in half and the reaction from the boys is predictable. They began to laugh, joke and questioned the realness of the photo. with the victim unless. When the pictures are passed to Alex elements of Mise-en-scene allow the actor to have a different reaction from all the other boys by physically showing a sympathetic reaction to the picture. Viewers see a relationship between the actor and the
Sant’s ability to manipulate the acting, setting and lighting of scenes demonstrates the relevance of using stylistic choices to better deliver a story. For example, in a movie with a predominantly teenage cast viewers see varied character depictions of personalities one may find walking any High school’s hallway this also presents a realistic value. Macy and Jennifer’s character give a fresher profile to your typical cheerleader and girl next-door on screen. Jennifer maintains the attitude and curious nature but presents qualities like Macy who exudes maturity and audiences may have a hard time finding Alex’s compatibility with either one. Even when doing something as childlike as playing dress up Sant makes this an opportunity to show that by her jokingly saying his best look is the overly sized business suit he tries on for her. Could this be a suggestion that Alex is having complications with growing up. Viewers see the capability of truly showing how nonchalant unmindful and naïve Alex’s character appears through elements on Mise-en-scene. Sant also use Cinematography to frame important moments in a character story and helps to deliver this youthful, innocent and sympathetic impression of the …show more content…
For instance, after the scene Alex exits and the dim lighting in the hallway is creating shadows against his black shirt and black backpack that looks as if he’s scared and literally running away from his problem in a child-like manner. San uses this approach again in a later scene where watchers see the playful and childish nature of the skateboard community together. The scene starts off with the young men walking into the classroom and then an extreme close-up of Ms. Adams pink blouse angled at the cleavage area. Then we here one of the young men attempting to flirt with the female adult which then quotes South Park’s Cartman’s “respect my authority!”. This scene does not exactly defend the maturity level of the young men, but one may insist, San’s purpose in this scene was to do just that. Detective Lou passes around crime scene photos where viewers see the security guard’s body severed in half and the reaction from the boys is predictable. They began to laugh, joke and questioned the realness of the photo. with the victim unless. When the pictures are passed to Alex elements of Mise-en-scene allow the actor to have a different reaction from all the other boys by physically showing a sympathetic reaction to the picture. Viewers see a relationship between the actor and the