... the experience. Usually when drug taking occurs in films, the viewer is divorced from the situation, and is able to scrutinize the character's actions with a critical eye. In this film, however, we have no time to judge as we are thrown head first into the characters' minds and addictions Other ECUs occur mainly with ... knows that she is about to prostitute herself. She hides behind the mask' to hide her true, and good identity. The director also makes use of the fish-eye' lens. This not only distorts the image, but it creates a sense of claustrophobia. At the end of the sequence in the...

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• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

... the experience. Usually when drug taking occurs in films, the viewer is divorced from the situation, and is able to scrutinize the character's actions with a critical eye. In this film, however, we have no time to judge as we are thrown head first into the characters' minds and addictions Other ECUs occur mainly with ... knows that she is about to prostitute herself. She hides behind the mask' to hide her true, and good identity. The director also makes use of the fish-eye' lens. This not only distorts the image, but it creates a sense of claustrophobia. At the end of the sequence in the...

• Word Count: 2666
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School