Thursday 9 January 2014

donnie darko Analysis- characters



Characters- in the donnie darko scene there are 13 different characters that are focused on, these range from different types of students,some in groups or alone and also teachers. The first character to appear on the screen at 0.05 seconds into the scene will be the main character in my opinion, he is accompanied by two other boys (other students of the same age, this is clear because they all wore the same school uniform), i believe the two other boys will accompany him throughout the film. The next character that is introduced is seen at 0.22 seconds, this character seems to have an issue with the first character seen, i believe this individual character will be the antagonist in the movie due to his attitude which is not of the 'norm' he behaves in a ill-mannered way as he shoves past the other students, this character then mocks a teacher he goes past in the corridor at 0.31 seconds this further re-inforces the point that he is the 'baddie'. The next character seen at 0.33 seconds is a teacher (this is clear because of the uniform she is wearing, it is much more formal it also differentiates from the other students showing the heirachy between the teacher and student) i believe this particular character will be strict and intolerant to any form of rebellious behaviour as she frowns at the student who misbehaves and then follows him to assert her authority. The next character seen at 0.41 seconds is also a student, she views her appearance in a mirror which is in her locker, this character may be vain and quite self aware of her appearance. The next character seen at 0.59 is a teacher of a confident nature maybe someone atop the heirachy such as a head teacher, he is ignorant of his surroundings.

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