Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is an Adventure Drama which was directed by Tim Burton and released in September 2016. The film includes stars such as Asa Butterfield, Eva Green, Samuel Jackson and Ella Purnell. The film is about a boy who finds a mysterious world that has been told in stories where he is the children's only hope of saving them. The budget for the film was $110,000,000 and on the opening weekend received just under the £29,000,000 being shown on 3,522 screens. The film is based upon a dark fantasy novel written by Ransom Riggs.

A key scene in the film is when Jake (Asa Butterfield) arrives in Wales in search for the children's home in his Grandad's stories. What is key in this scene is the mise-en-scene. When he arrives in Wales it is very gloomy, dark and run down which is the exact opposite as to what his Grandad told him. This is significant because Jake is trying to find out whether the stories he was told as a young boy were real or not as the rest of his family thought that his Grandad was delusional. By the mise-en-scene contradicting the stories it makes the audience feel as if everything they have been told or shown so far regarding the children's home is a lie/fantasy. The mise-en-scene is also important when it comes to the audience working out what type of environment they are in. Usually when the characters are in a dark and gloomy place it connotes the idea of danger or insecurity. Although the audience sees the dark environment they aren't shown the danger which suggests a false sense of security that the characters aren't aware of. Once the audience see the gloomy Wales town they are introduced to the bright and happy children's home. The reason why this is important because the children's home is not as normal as it may sound. The home is for peculiar children (children who have powers) and the only way they can stay safe is in a 'time loop' in 1943. The mise-en-scene completely goes against the gloomy town of Wales to suggest the idea of safety and security. This is significant because the main storyline is that they are in the time loop so they are protected from monsters who are trying to find them. The Home is brightly coloured, it has massive gardens filled with flowers and all the children appear to be happy.

The mise-en-scene does two different things in the films, the first being to show danger and sadness in Jakes everyday life and the first showing happiness and safety. The mise-en-scene is used to show the audience emotion within the environment they are in. This links in with the themes of family and friendship as to Jake it is all about him trying to keep everyone he cares about safe and hidden from the people after them.