Selma is an Oscar nominated movie for Best Picture; the first film directed by a black female director (Ava Du Vernay) in history. The movie is based on the year of 1965 during the Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches, it shows the last final stages of the Civil Rights Movement. The sequence chosen for this analysis is the sequence where Dr. King (David Oyelowo) arrives to Selma. At his arrival to the “Black Belt” region of central Alabama Dr. King and his colleges direct themselves to the Hotel Albert where he gets “sucker punched” in the face by the manager of the establishment; an establishment that only served the “whites”. The sequence in general represents the violence that was still exhibited towards the “negroes” during the segregation
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The mise-en-scene of the movie is very realistic and authentic. The color palette between the white and black is really distinct to the eyes, it has a very particular stylistic difference. The acting used in the film seems to be method acting and in the particular situation method acting was a very good choice of the direction since it is a very historical film and also brought to life by some British actors. The musical choices of the movies are also very distinct and give another face to the film.
The mise-en-scene of the sequence I chose is very authentic, the ambiance of the film and setting is quite accurate of what took place in the 60’s. The audience gets to see the path that Martin Luther King took while leading the Civil Rights Movement, to give the right to vote to all of the African Americans of the south. The elements included in the sequence are all very time accurate and are very well tied together. For example, the costumes that you see on the screen are very well designed to fit the time and era the director was trying to capture. For men; the classic suit and tie in the black, dark brown and beige shades for the black men and for the whites …show more content…
The choice made by the director is very courageous because it gives the story authenticity. It made the actors do more research on the importance of their roles and also it gave them an opportunity to learn about a very important period of American history. By making these casting choices, I personally think that it encouraged them to use method acting where the actors get to focus on their personal back story and have a deeper connection to the character itself. At many points in the sequence I noticed some indicators of method acting with Dr. King, specifically the wide shot in the car. He is sitting in the back seat with the two others and with their indirect dialogue Dr. King expresses emotions that are mostly achieved by method acting and it really gives the audience the chance to analyze him as a person not only as an on screen persona. In the shot you can see the doubt and fear radiating from the character, but at the same time a hit of determination that is really empowering to the situation where they are on their way to a dangerous
The mise-en-scene of the movie is very realistic and authentic. The color palette between the white and black is really distinct to the eyes, it has a very particular stylistic difference. The acting used in the film seems to be method acting and in the particular situation method acting was a very good choice of the direction since it is a very historical film and also brought to life by some British actors. The musical choices of the movies are also very distinct and give another face to the film.
The mise-en-scene of the sequence I chose is very authentic, the ambiance of the film and setting is quite accurate of what took place in the 60’s. The audience gets to see the path that Martin Luther King took while leading the Civil Rights Movement, to give the right to vote to all of the African Americans of the south. The elements included in the sequence are all very time accurate and are very well tied together. For example, the costumes that you see on the screen are very well designed to fit the time and era the director was trying to capture. For men; the classic suit and tie in the black, dark brown and beige shades for the black men and for the whites …show more content…
The choice made by the director is very courageous because it gives the story authenticity. It made the actors do more research on the importance of their roles and also it gave them an opportunity to learn about a very important period of American history. By making these casting choices, I personally think that it encouraged them to use method acting where the actors get to focus on their personal back story and have a deeper connection to the character itself. At many points in the sequence I noticed some indicators of method acting with Dr. King, specifically the wide shot in the car. He is sitting in the back seat with the two others and with their indirect dialogue Dr. King expresses emotions that are mostly achieved by method acting and it really gives the audience the chance to analyze him as a person not only as an on screen persona. In the shot you can see the doubt and fear radiating from the character, but at the same time a hit of determination that is really empowering to the situation where they are on their way to a dangerous