71.
Key Cast: Jack O'Connell, Sam Reid, Sean Harris
Director: Yann Demange
Writer: Gregory Burke
Genre: Action Drama
Themes: Crime, violence, war
Release: October 2014
Budget: 8.1 million.
71 is based on a British soldier who is left behind by his team on the Streets of Belfast where he has to survive the night as it takes a turn for the worst becoming more dangerous and deadly. It is a social realism film based on the riots in Belfast in 1971.
Key Scenes: An important scene within the film is when the bar he is in is blown up. In this scene we see Jack O'Connell's character Gary Hook go back into the fire to save the young boy who helped him. This is important as it shows to the audience that even though he is hurt and in danger he still wants to do the right thing which is helping people in need. The fact that he puts his life at risk to save someone shows that the soldiers went over to Belfast to help the situation.
Another reason why this scene is important is because it was the first sign in which the audience saw some of the crimes that happened in Belfast. Just before the bomb exploded it shows how some of the police that where supposed to be helping took matters into their own hands. This show police brutality during the Belfast Riots as the police wanted to try and bring the riots to the end by targeting Catholic people. This is important as it shows that although British soldiers and police where sent over to help people in Belfast, some people just wanted to find the easiest way to end it not caring about the consequences. Because this film is based on a true event it showed that all the different sides that where fighting each other had both good and bad intentions. Some people wanted to do the right thing and some other didn't.
Micro-features:
Cinematography is important in this film as in some scenes and hand held camera was used. An example of this is shown when the pub is blown up. When Hook is thrown backwards onto the floor, the camera is not stable and there is allot of movement. This could be used to make the audience feel as if they are next to all the chaos. This engages the audience into the film as they feel as if they are apart of the event. The movement with the camera could also be used to show Hook to be disoriented and confused. Everything becomes more unstable within the film. Because Hook is disoriented, the audience becomes disoriented as the film has gone from calm to chaotic. Both the audience and Hook are surprised by the events that have happened.
Sound is also important within this scene as it mimics the effects of a real bomb going off. All the sounds become fuzzy and washed out and you can hear a high pitched ring. This is used also to engage the audience as they feel as if they have just been next to a bomb that has exploded. This also adds to the idea that Hook is disoriented in all the chaos.
This relates to living with crime as it shows the lives of people living in Belfast during the time of the riots in 1971. It shows how some of the police wanted to make things worse in certain areas so that the war could end. This was negative as they wanted to kill innocent people in order for their plan to work. Another way in which this film follows living with crime is when the hook and another soldier gets separated from their team and shortly after the soldier with hook is shot. This is important as it shows that people where being violent against each other and killing people just because they have different views.
Comparable: This film is similar to Fury (2014) where a group of five soldiers have to try and survive during the war in 1945 where they become out numbered by Nazi soldiers. This is similar to 71 as both films are about surviving against the enemies during the war. They both have themes of violence and war as they are both base on true events that happened.
Overall, I thought this film was really good as they managed to tell a story about the event from the different sides that where fighting (Protestant, Catholic and British soldiers) which made the film more realistic and interesting as the audience didn't really know who where the bad or the good side.
Another reason why this scene is important is because it was the first sign in which the audience saw some of the crimes that happened in Belfast. Just before the bomb exploded it shows how some of the police that where supposed to be helping took matters into their own hands. This show police brutality during the Belfast Riots as the police wanted to try and bring the riots to the end by targeting Catholic people. This is important as it shows that although British soldiers and police where sent over to help people in Belfast, some people just wanted to find the easiest way to end it not caring about the consequences. Because this film is based on a true event it showed that all the different sides that where fighting each other had both good and bad intentions. Some people wanted to do the right thing and some other didn't.
Cinematography is important in this film as in some scenes and hand held camera was used. An example of this is shown when the pub is blown up. When Hook is thrown backwards onto the floor, the camera is not stable and there is allot of movement. This could be used to make the audience feel as if they are next to all the chaos. This engages the audience into the film as they feel as if they are apart of the event. The movement with the camera could also be used to show Hook to be disoriented and confused. Everything becomes more unstable within the film. Because Hook is disoriented, the audience becomes disoriented as the film has gone from calm to chaotic. Both the audience and Hook are surprised by the events that have happened.
Sound is also important within this scene as it mimics the effects of a real bomb going off. All the sounds become fuzzy and washed out and you can hear a high pitched ring. This is used also to engage the audience as they feel as if they have just been next to a bomb that has exploded. This also adds to the idea that Hook is disoriented in all the chaos.
This relates to living with crime as it shows the lives of people living in Belfast during the time of the riots in 1971. It shows how some of the police wanted to make things worse in certain areas so that the war could end. This was negative as they wanted to kill innocent people in order for their plan to work. Another way in which this film follows living with crime is when the hook and another soldier gets separated from their team and shortly after the soldier with hook is shot. This is important as it shows that people where being violent against each other and killing people just because they have different views.
Comparable: This film is similar to Fury (2014) where a group of five soldiers have to try and survive during the war in 1945 where they become out numbered by Nazi soldiers. This is similar to 71 as both films are about surviving against the enemies during the war. They both have themes of violence and war as they are both base on true events that happened.
Overall, I thought this film was really good as they managed to tell a story about the event from the different sides that where fighting (Protestant, Catholic and British soldiers) which made the film more realistic and interesting as the audience didn't really know who where the bad or the good side.
You showed your understanding of both how key scenes in the film were used for effect alongside the micro-feature. You found the intentions that the filmmakers had when designing the film and explored the reasoning.
ReplyDeleteTry to perhaps expand your analysis by talking about narrative structure, however you did discuss the directors and production team.
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You have gone in to detail about the cinematography How it makes the audience feel and what the director wanted the audience to feel. You have also included a very small conclusion which summarises your ideas.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you could have included more micro features, how it relates to the theme of living with crime, macro features and cccoe