The Escort.

The Escort

Key Cast: Lyndsy Fonseca, Michael Doneger

Director: Will Slocombe

Writer: Michael Doneger, Brandon A. Cohen.

Genre: Romance Drama.

Themes: Relationships, Addiction, Friendship, Family

Release: July 2015

Budget:?

Key Scenes:

A key scene in this film is when Natalie goes to a meeting to become a grad student. What is important about this scene is that when she goes to the meeting she automatically assumes that she is not going to get in because of her background and what she has done in the past. However, the interviewer explains how it doesn't matter about her past but the potential she has now, which is a significant part of her story. She under estimates herself because of what people know her for and how people see her. What is also important about this scene is that it helps her realise that she needs Mitch. Mitch followed the same kind of idea where he didn't care about what she did but who she was as a person. The whole film is about not judging people before you get to know them. The whole reason why Mitch chose her was because he wanted to know how someone so smart gets into the escort business. After getting to know Natalie he didn't judge her but accepted her for who she was and never made her change. This scene is important because it shows that it doesn't matter who you are or what you do, you can still be able to do the things you want.

Another important scene is at the end of the film when Natalie confesses that she has fallen for Mitch. This is significant because through out the film she has a negative idea of love and relationships, so she puts up a wall. As we see Mitch and Natalie's relationship grow the audience is unsure as to whether the relationship is going to work because of Natalie's job and her views on love. However at the end of the film she decides to knock down her wall and tell Mitch how she feels about him. This is important because it shows that they both helped each other get out the lives they didn't really want.

Key Micro-features:

A key micro-feature in this film is mise-en-scene, in particular location. The location is important because at the beginning of the film we see Mitch living in a messy and small apartment and we first meet Natalie in a night club. However by the end of the film we start to see both of the characters outside their usual surroundings. Mitch comes from a rich family background and in the film ends back in his big family home and we start to see Natalie less and less in nightclubs. This is important because it shows the development in the two characters. Both the characters were in places they thought they wanted but were not really happy about the lives they were living, but by the end of the film they had the happy lives that they didn't know they really wanted. The change in location through out the film is significant because it shows to the audience that by the two characters meeting they were able to move to a better place.

Another key micro-feature is performance. This is because both the characters deny that their is something wrong in their lives. They come across as if they know what they are doing and that they are where they want to be. Both characters act oblivious to their surroundings and how it impacts others. The performance is important because the characters have completely different contrasting personalities, however they are able to connect because they have a common problem.