Age of Adaline!!

Age of Adaline!!

Key Cast: Blake Lively, Michiel Huismen and Harrison Ford

Director: Lee Toland Krieger

Writer: J. Mills Goodloe

Genre: Romance 

Themes: Family, relationships, friends, deceit

Release: April 2015

Budget: $25,000,000

Key scenes:

Two main scenes that work together in the film are shown at the beginning and end. At the beginning of the film it shows Adaline being involved in a car crash during the storm (this event being shown in the past). She dies form her injuries but shortly after she is brought back to life by a lighting strike. This is a significant scene because it shows to the audience how the protagonist Adaline has ended up in the situation she is in. This scene also shows to the audience the disruption of equilibrium in her life. At the end of the film it shows another disruption in Adaline's life in the present day. The beginning and ending scene tie and link together showing to the audience the significants of the two events. The film ends how it starts which is important because the audience are able to see that although the two events massively impacted her life negatively they also impacted it positively. if it wasn't for the car crash at the beginning of the film then the main protagonists wouldn't have meet. The audience at the end of the film see the car crash as a miracle for Adaline and that it had a purpose.

Key Micro-features: 

A key micro-feature in this film is Mise-en-scene. Because the film has a non-linear story line (flashbacks are used constantly) the locations of the film drastically change. The audience sees the contrast and change between the fashion, technology and scenery. The Mise-en-scene is significant because it needs to be authentic in order for the audience to believe that the characters are in the early 1900's. Also mise-en-scene is important because the film shows different points in Adaline's life and not just one point in time. This means that the film has to show clearly what time they are in through the fashion and technology. The film shows this through old fashioned cars specific to the time and specific style trends.

Comparables:

This film is similar to "The Longest Ride" (directed by George Tillman JR in 2015). The films both have a non-linear storyline where the majority of the film is told through flashbacks. The film is also Romance with similar themes. They both follow the idea of developing relationships/life through flashbacks and also the flashbacks relate to the main characters in the present day.