Nocturne Analysis

Overall I think "Nocturne" was a well put together piece of work. It complex and challenging and deep. It was thought provoking and suspenseful.

First, it was shot at night. I believe this was chosen to speak of that nothing good really happens at night. the skateboard rolling at the beginning if foreshadowing how easily it is to get knocked off your feet and life can quickly roll out of your reach. The scene then changes to a guy standing by a car dressed in dark clothing. The guy is in the shadows. He gives off a very disturbing vibe. Almost evil in a sense. There is also a guy in the car with dark clothing and he is quite shadowed himself. They two dark clothed men then begin to chase boy on the skate board through the streets. This was a symbolization of him being chased by his inner demons. He could not seem to shake them so that is how i came to the conclusion that they were a part of him. …show more content…
He turns a corner and runs into a teen girl. he knocks he purse out of her hand and picks it up and hands it to her. Then the air changes. It is almost as if there is some sexual tension there. It looks like they are about to kiss and the girl turns into the man he was running from. This is making the argument that sometimes in life we think we have shaken off the bad things. That we are finally free but with just a turn of a corner all the things we were running from can come right back up to us without our realization. The kid thought he was in the clear but in the blink of an eye his problems were in his face all over again. Also it speaks to how easy it is to get side tracked. The guy got caught up in the girl and let his guard down and as soon as he did, boom! Problems are right back in his