Over Thanksgiving break, I chose Life of Pi as my movie. I paid attention to the visual elements of the movie in the focus of the first ten minutes. The movie is very pleasing to watch as it presents a beautiful depiction of nature. As the introduction rolls in, clips of animals and nature appear as well. Animals from all different types of species to highlight the wildlife. The inclusion of the animals is very vital to the movie, especially the introduction. It alludes to the movies title, "Life" of Pi. Life includes not only human life but the biology of our world. The movie starts of with the emphasis of life through the animals. The movie not only shows us these animals but shows their beauty. For example, the beautiful flamingoes walking softly through water or the elegance of zebras. Animals are amazing creatures that make up our world, it is important to highlight their magnificence.
Life and nature are heavily associated with the color, green. The introduction makes very great use of that since almost every scene is full of bright green in nature. The beauty of nature lies in the natural state of our land. As you keep watching you'll see the tall trees, the grass, bushes all bright healthy green. It is truly nature in its most pure form. The natural land is visually attracting and grips your eyes to the screen. The bright natural lighting of the sun on a clear day. It is almost as if we do not see nature like this anymore in our everyday life, that it is surprising on screen. Animals of different species and habitats all have different colors. The focus on color shows the lighthearted, peaceful tone to the movie.
In every great movie, also comes great sound. The opening sequence of the movie plays a soothing track in the background. This peaceful melody is very calming and relaxing, highlighting the peace of nature. The director, Ang Lee, makes sure to accompany the peaceful sounds with the pleasing visuals of the movie to set a lighthearted mood. In the song you can also hear some natural sounds of nature as well. Some as simple as birds chirping or other natural animal sounds. The music plays very slowly, which concentrates on the flow of time. The beautiful sounds round out the overall experience of the opening scene. All of these elements make sure to captivate the elegance of nature and life. It shows important it is to remind ourselves how fascinating our world can be. The movie really makes sure that the focus is on life as it in it the movie's title.
Okay, I like how you're paying attention to sound and color (especially green), but I"m not sure if you were able to see the whole film, because the set up in the beginning with the animals is also a way to foreshadow the story. It's sort of like a fairy tale--so Ang Lee has this somewhat otherworldly appearance that he captures from the beginning. If you haven't seen the whole thing, I highly recommend it! It's so good--sad, but beautiful.
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