Ali Romanias
2/27/2012
Late Submission
First, I just want to
say I really enjoyed watching Thelma
& Louise. It is definitely a favorite movie of mine now. I am not sure
how anyone, especially women could not enjoy that movie. If Thelma and Louise
were not experiencing such terrible things, I would say I would love to go on a
road trip like that, just not to their extreme! They made it look so much fun. In
addition, along with all that, the movie was also filmed very well.
The
eight clips we were shown have many different qualities from Thelma & Louise. The first clip is
during the opening credits. A mise en scene shot of the land that they will
soon be driving on. It begins and black and white and soon changes over to
color. This change could be a connection to the boring lives that they lead
changing over to the colorful and adventurous predicament they will put
themselves in.
In
the second clip, it is one of the many scenes where Thelma and Louise are
driving. The director chose to use dolly shots at first. Then to keep going
with the scene, I think the camera was put on the car to see Thelma and Louise and
to be able to hear the conversation that was going on between them.
The
third and fourth clips are toward the very end of the film. The two of them are
dressed very raggedy and very different from the beginning of the film. In the
beginning of the film, Thelma was a wife that, at first, obeyed her controlling
husband, and Louise was a strong and bold woman who worked in a diner. As soon
as Louise kills that man in the beginning of the film, their whole vibe
changes, and continues to change.
In
these two clips, Thelma and Louise are completely different because of their
intense, life-changing experiences. They look worn down and ready to go. It is
almost if they are accepting their fate, but in which way? The music in the background
really persuades that notion as well. As they drive, closer and closer the
music continues beating on. You hear them begin to yell and you see Louise slam
on the breaks and the car finally stops at the edge of the cliff. As soon as
they finally hit the edge of the cliff the music kind of waivers off. Suddenly,
out of nowhere, the helicopter rises loudly and the music begins again with the
cops’ sirens going off in the background. They reverse immediately and when
they see all the other cops, they stop and try to figure out what they are
going to do. Thelma and Louise have changed and it is very obvious, and it is
almost as if they just gave up. It is tough for us, the viewer, to assume in which
way they are giving up. The director showed that cliff for a reason, but also
made them reverse the car as well.
The
last four clips are on the movie Butch
Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. This is a 1969 film somewhat like Thelma & Louise. However, instead of
being about two women, it is about two men. I am not sure of the exact story,
but it seems as if the two men were running from either an enemy or the cops for
something that they had done, just as Thelma and Louise had. In addition, the
endings were somewhat the same as well. The two men, in the end jumped off a
cliff into raging waters.
In
conclusion, Thelma and Louise was an amazing film. The friendship theme and all
of the humor really attracted me. As crazy as it was I thought the movie was
great. Along with the great story, was beautiful filming. I think they picked
some amazing filming locations! Finally the films ending, the tearjerker. It
was such a bittersweet moment for me I could not help but cry. Plus even that
was filmed to perfection! Great movie and great filming.
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