We watched the opening of the Sexy Beast by Jonathan Glaze during our class session. I found that the opening sequence itself wasn't that interesting and it didn't exactly tie me in as a viewer. However, the sequence had a good portrayal of the main character, it showed some of his attitudes and the mise en scene added background information on the guys' status.
The whole scene started off with the guy narrating, we see this guy that is in his mid-forties that is lying on a sun bed all oiled up with sun tan lotion. We get this instant idea that he is a rich guy as he is laying down by such a large nice pool and is wearing speedos and a chain necklace. The whole situation that this guy is in gives us the impression that the movie is going to be based around his life. After the man sits up, they pan and show a clearer image of what is surrounding him, this includes the young boy that is cleaning the pool. This also indicates that the guy can afford to hire a person who could do all of his dirty work for him. In between getting shots of the guy laying on the sun bed and his summer mansion, there is a cut to a woman driving in a convertible. There is an assumption that she is driving to this guy. Towards the end of the sequence, when the titles were already finished, we get a POV of a huge rock that is tumbling down and nearly hits the man, but instead it ended up going into the pool. Personally, there is a mild disliking from what we've seen of the character and it makes me think that I wouldn't have minded if it hit the guy. This main character is so arrogant and up himself, that he managed to get hid servant/pool guy to jump into the pool and try and get the rock out. The sequence itself gives an inside into the attitude that this character has and also gives a bit of background information about his status and style of living.
No comments:
Post a Comment