Night at the Museum is an adventure/comedy/action film directed by Shawn Levy which was released in 2006. The storyline boasts an unemployed and divorced Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) who seeks for a job in the Museum of Natural History where he discovers an ancient curse which causes historic exhibits to come to life. In this adventurous yet frightening film, the protagonist saves the museum with the help of his son Nick and other historic monuments such as the Tyrannosaurus Rex, Jedediah, Octavius, Teddy Roosevelt and Ahkmenrah. The “Ahkmenrah wakes up” scene of this movie has been thoroughly examined as it positions the audience to feel fearful and anticipated through the use of music/sounds, visuals, and lighting.
Sounds and music have been used effectively in this scenes introduction to instantly position the audience to feel fear and frightened. As the scene is introduced, mysterious Egyptian background music was included in order to make the audience …show more content…
The lighting used was dark with a hint of light yellow as it displayed an ancient Egypt tomb as well as dread. For instance, lighting was used effectively when Nick hid behind a wall as he was terrified. On the other hand, lighting for Ahkmenrah (as a mummy) was used to represent both evil and good because of one side of his face was dark while the other side was light. Costumes in this scene were also effective and realistic as it appeals to all ages. Even though this scene is designed to position us to feel horror, it also anticipates us to view the next events.
Through the use of a variety of visual, audio and symbolic techniques, it is evident that this scene creates a mood of fear and anticipation. Obviously, Night at the Museum is a sensational film that excites the audience to explore the past as well as entertaining the spectators using dramatic comedic dialogs and
Sounds and music have been used effectively in this scenes introduction to instantly position the audience to feel fear and frightened. As the scene is introduced, mysterious Egyptian background music was included in order to make the audience …show more content…
The lighting used was dark with a hint of light yellow as it displayed an ancient Egypt tomb as well as dread. For instance, lighting was used effectively when Nick hid behind a wall as he was terrified. On the other hand, lighting for Ahkmenrah (as a mummy) was used to represent both evil and good because of one side of his face was dark while the other side was light. Costumes in this scene were also effective and realistic as it appeals to all ages. Even though this scene is designed to position us to feel horror, it also anticipates us to view the next events.
Through the use of a variety of visual, audio and symbolic techniques, it is evident that this scene creates a mood of fear and anticipation. Obviously, Night at the Museum is a sensational film that excites the audience to explore the past as well as entertaining the spectators using dramatic comedic dialogs and