Persausion: Movie Review

In the very opening scene the camera shot, hints that trouble is on the way. It is a hand held camera shot that comes down the stairs, circles around the carriage as the stage coach comes up to the house. The chaotic camera angle forewarns the viewer of the stormy troubles ahead. It was soon after this scene that the father learns that the family was far in debt. This in turn would lead to the move to Bathe.

Something the cinema photography is able to do is show the kind of wealth the family had. With in the first five minutes of the opening scene the viewer is able to see from a wide shot the amount of land surrounding the house. The shots also capture some of the servants in their nice closes swinging a blade that cut the length of the grass. As the action inside takes place and Ann is introduced for the first time, the camera shots show the architecture, spindles and elaborate wood moldings. Obviously shots like this serve two purposes, the first is to follow the character as she walks, but

As the family prepares to leave for Bathe there are a series of shots that flash back and forth between the families servants lined up to see them off and the sailors on the admirals boat who are lined up for inspection. Suggesting that mere number of servants and the way they are handled. It also introduces the navy and the Admiral.

As the group walks up and down the coast line together the film comes to a shot that forewarns of the danger that the little stairs posses. This is when Louisa falls jumps for the captain to catch her. As she makes the leap the screen feels up with the red from the velvet dress she was wearing. It hints at the bloodshed that will come from the fall. The camera pans in close to her, showing her unconsciousness, then pans out to a view everyone surrounding her. This changes the situation with the captain and allows for Ann and him to become closer.

also to give a visual image of the wealth involved. Later on in the scene when the family is discussing plans to move to Bathe, the camera starts off focusing with a close up shot of the Sherbet. Sherbet was an item of luxury and again, shows the kind of lavish life style they had been living under and possibly why they are in such debt.

As Ann comes to find out that Captain Wentworth was coming to town we see a side of her not yet seen. There is a long shot of her, sitting and staring at herself in the mirror, showing her insecurities. The long lasting shot show the importance of Captain Wentworth and Ann hang-ups with herself.

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