Aliyah's Film blog

Trainspotting:Key scene analysis Throughout Trainspotting the director, Danny Boyle explores themes such as; addiction, friendship, drug use, family, happiness, decision-making and many more. These themes are presented in the form of binary opposition, for example selfishness vs friendships or drug use vs happiness. The ways in which these themes are presented are through cinematography, mise en scene and the structure of scene, in addition to the film as a whole. It could be argued that the three most important scenes in terms of presents in the themes and binary oppositions of the film are the opening scene, the scene were Renton has an overdose and the scene in which Renton is going 'cold turkey' and has halutionation as a result of it.  The opening scene of any film is important since it gives the viewer ah insight into what the film is about and essentially is the things that establishes whether or not the view is engaged. However the opening sequence of trainspot...

Analysis of Alone Time  Alone Time is a short film, released in 2014, produced  by Josh Murphy and directed by Rod Blackhurst. This film is a drama following the story of a young woman, stressed by her busy and continually crowded New York City existence who spontaneously retreats to a solitary lake deep in the Adirondacks. Even though throughout it is presented as a drama, it could also be argued that it is a thriller due to the way it ends. This film explores themes of loneliness, adaptation to adult life, love and freedom. All of these themes are explored through the protagonist, Ann. We are not really introduced to any other characters, unless they are in relation to her- which immediately lets the audience understand that this character is alone. The director also uses Mise en scene, cinematography and the character of Ann as a way of exploring these themes.  One of the themes that the director explores through this short film is that or adult life a...