The film Lucy (2014) has many well-developed formal elements of cinema. The usage of sound is one element that plays an important role in the progression of the film. The use of sound adds to the audience’s experience, understanding, and feelings of characters. The use of specific diegetic and non-diegetic sounds in scenes adds to the intensity of scenes and the audience’s understanding of Lucy’s situation.
The film starts out with Lucy (Scarlett Johansson) and she is told by Richard (Pilou Absaek) to take a briefcase to Mr. Jang (Min-sik Choi). She ends up following orders and confronts Mr. Jang. He gives her the case combination and tells her to open the case. He announces that he wants her to work for him, but she declines and is …show more content…
Lucy is then taken to a prison-like room where she is kicked in the stomach by one of the thugs which tears the packet, and she begins to experience the first effects of the CPH4. During this time, Professor Samuel Norman (Morgan Freeman) is giving a lecture on the human brain. He talks about what could happen if a person could access more than 10% of their brain. The scene switches back to Lucy, she takes down another thug and grabs the gun allowing her to free herself. After escaping, she goes to a hospital and has doctors remove the packet and she discovers what it is mainly used for and that it can be fatal in such large quantities. Lucy then finds Mr. Jang and stabs both his hands, demanding to know where the other carriers are. She gets the information by gaining access into his brain and then leaves. Lucy arrives at her friend’s house and uses her computer to read all Professor Norman’s research on the brain. She contacts him, tells him about her experiences, demonstrates what she can do, and …show more content…
The sound is similar to a deep boom or sonar and is wave-like as it seems to pulse. It starts of short but grows longer through the scene and is dramatically slower to emphasize the action occurring during the final scene. It not only adds to the intensity of the scene and the emotions of the characters but also adds to the suspense. The noise is constantly building and leaves the audience wondering when Mr. Jang is going to pull the trigger and then quietly, but still, continues on after that, to when Del Rio asks where Lucy is and the message appears. The noise adds the suspense of wondering if that is the end of the movie and if there is still more to be told. It leaves the audience transfixed on the events that occurred and holds their
The film starts out with Lucy (Scarlett Johansson) and she is told by Richard (Pilou Absaek) to take a briefcase to Mr. Jang (Min-sik Choi). She ends up following orders and confronts Mr. Jang. He gives her the case combination and tells her to open the case. He announces that he wants her to work for him, but she declines and is …show more content…
Lucy is then taken to a prison-like room where she is kicked in the stomach by one of the thugs which tears the packet, and she begins to experience the first effects of the CPH4. During this time, Professor Samuel Norman (Morgan Freeman) is giving a lecture on the human brain. He talks about what could happen if a person could access more than 10% of their brain. The scene switches back to Lucy, she takes down another thug and grabs the gun allowing her to free herself. After escaping, she goes to a hospital and has doctors remove the packet and she discovers what it is mainly used for and that it can be fatal in such large quantities. Lucy then finds Mr. Jang and stabs both his hands, demanding to know where the other carriers are. She gets the information by gaining access into his brain and then leaves. Lucy arrives at her friend’s house and uses her computer to read all Professor Norman’s research on the brain. She contacts him, tells him about her experiences, demonstrates what she can do, and …show more content…
The sound is similar to a deep boom or sonar and is wave-like as it seems to pulse. It starts of short but grows longer through the scene and is dramatically slower to emphasize the action occurring during the final scene. It not only adds to the intensity of the scene and the emotions of the characters but also adds to the suspense. The noise is constantly building and leaves the audience wondering when Mr. Jang is going to pull the trigger and then quietly, but still, continues on after that, to when Del Rio asks where Lucy is and the message appears. The noise adds the suspense of wondering if that is the end of the movie and if there is still more to be told. It leaves the audience transfixed on the events that occurred and holds their