Textual Analysis Sin City

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Textual Analysis

Sin City was made in 2005 and directed by Frank Miller, Robert

Rodriguez and special guest directed by Quentin arantino! "#$e

decided to analyse t%is t%riller opening as it uses &lm noir,w%ic% was stereotypically used 'or t%rillers in t%e ()*0s and

()50s! " will be analysing t%e &rst t%ree minutes o' t%e &lm!

Sin City is based on Frank Miller#s popular comics and includes

t%ree di+erent stories 'rom t%e comics! %e &lm concentrates

on a brute w%o is trying to &nd t%e person t%at murdered

oldie, %e is 'ed up wit% Sin City#s corrupt law en'orcement

w%ic% makes %im take t%e law into %is own %ands!

Enigma Codes

My &rst enigma code was w%o is t%is woman- "s s%e important

to t%e story- .y using an

establis%ing s%ot, it tells

t%e audience w%ere t%e

opening is set! /lso, by

t%e woman wearing t%ered dress it 'ocuses t%e

audience#s attention on

%er, w%ic% tells us t%at

somet%ing will %appen to %er!

Furt%ermore, " t%oug%t

w%o is t%is man- %at is%e getting out o' %is

pocket- .y t%e c%aracter

getting out t%e cigarettes

and o+ering t%em to t%e

woman, it makes it seem

t%at %is going to protect %er and %elp %er wit% w%at#s going on

in %er li'e! /lso, it makes you wonder w%o t%e man is to t%e

woman and w%at is going to %appen to %er!



%e close up s%ot 'ocuses

t%e audience#s attention

on %er eyes, w%ic%

makes you t%ink o'

di+erent enigma codes!

%y are %er eyes green-

"s s%e 1ealous o'

somet%ing or someone- .y doing t%is, " t%ink it s%ows %er to be

weak, w%ic% presents %ow somet%ing is going to %appen %er!

%at#s going to %appen to t%em- /re t%ey a couple- "s %e

going to sa$e %er 'rom %er miserable# li'e- "t makes you t%ink

t%at t%ings are maybe too good to be true 'or %er, w%ic% again

creates suspense and makes you belie$e t%at somet%ing is

going to %appen to %er!



%y did t%e c%aracter kill %er- 3id s%e do somet%ing to %im

be'ore- %e man seemed to be in lo$e wit% %er and make %er

li'e better by protecting %er so it#s so une4pected 'or %im to

%a$e murdered %er w%ic% instantly makes you want to watc%

on to &nd out %is reasoning w%y!

Character Establishment and Representation

"n w%at is clearly a

Film oir pastic%e,

t%e woman is

portrayed as atypical t%riller

c%aracter, a Femme

Fatale w%ic% is

s%own by t%e

costume being seducti$e! .y t%e opening being black and w%ite

and t%e only piece o' colour being red, t%e woman#s dress, it

represents %ow t%e woman is dangerous or in danger! "t 'ocuses

t%e audience#s attention on %er and lets us know t%atsomet%ing will %appen to %er! .y using an establis%ing s%ot to

s%ow %er &rst, it speculates %ow t%e woman may be well known

in Sin City, due to t%e city being in t%e background o' t%e s%ot!

%is s%ot also s%ows

%ow t%e c%aracter

seems to be weak

by t%e way s%e is

standing and %er

posture! %is is also

s%own by a male

c%aracter standing

be%ind %er, w%ic% s%ows %ow s%e#s dependent and always

needs a man wit% %er!



%is s%ot also introduces t%e male c%aracter, w%o is

represented as a sort o' businessman s%own t%roug% %is smart

suit again reminiscent o' classic ()*0#s oir iconograp%y! .y

%im being be%ind t%e woman in t%e s%ot 'ores%adows %ow %e is

t%e person be%ind %er murder! /lso, t%e c%aracter acts like %e

cares 'or t%e woman and %er li'e, s%owing t%at %e may %a$e

killed %er as %e t%oug%t it was w%at was best 'or %er! 6e#s a

stereotypical oir male lead 7 toug% talking, con&dent and

dominant!

Locations

%e location used

is an urban setting!

%is is typical to t%e

t%riller genre as it

s%ows danger, by

Cities being

percei$ed as cold,

anonymousen$ironment!

Camera and Editing Techniques



.y using .lack

and w%ite wit% low

key lig%ting like old

oir &lms! .y using

a close up s%ot to

s%ow t%e man

gi$ing t%e woman

a cigarette it

emp%asises %ow t%e man is gi$ing %er somet%ing to t%en

actually murder %er! /lso, s%aring cigarettes is stereotypically a

$ery ()*0#s t%ing to do!

/gain t%e use o' a close up

s%ot 'ocuses t%e audience#s attention on %er green eyes! %isspeculates t%at s%e could be a 1ealous c%aracter w%ic% could be

t%e reasoning w%y s%e#s so miserable! %e green eyes 'ade in

and out w%ic% s%ows %ow s%e#s trying to %ide t%e reasoning

be%ind it!

%e use o' a two person

s%ot s%ows bot% t%e

c%aracter#s e4pressions at

t%e same time!



%e

monoc%romatic

edit s%ows t%e

c%aracters

sil%ouettes, w%ic%

links in wit% t%e

mo$ie being based

on a comic!

Use of Sound

%e opening uses sirens to emp%asise %ow it is set in an urban

location! %is also creates t%e 'eeling t%at danger is around t%e

corner 'or one o' t%e c%aracters! %en t%e male c%aracter

comes in t%e use o' a sa4op%one it emp%asises %is entrance

w%ic% tells us %is going to play a big part in t%e opening! /lso,

t%e opening is 8uite silent w%ic% makes t%e audience 'ocus on

w%at t%e c%aracters are saying, t%is causes t%e gun s%ot to be

more 1arring and s%ocking! %en t%e music used is

stereotypical 'or t%e ()*0#s linking in wit% t%e oir &lms! %e

use o' o+ screen narration is similar to oir &lms like 3ouble

"ndemnity and Sunset .oule$ard, w%ic% allows 'or a c%aracter

to narrate w%at is going on during t%e scene!

Intended Target Audience

"n order to watc% Sin City you must be o$er t%e age o' (9 to

watc% wit%out an adult w%ic% s%ows t%at 'or anyone under t%atage needs an adult 'or! %is is because t%ere are se4 scenes

and many scenes t%at include $iolence and gore w%ic% wouldn#t

be suitable 'or a c%ild wit%out an adult or wit%out adult

consent!

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