The shot I have chosen is from the final scene of My Sister's Keeper, a film I only managed to watch quite recently and found exceptionally moving (cried the whole way through!)
- The lighting in the shot is natural and bright, you can tell it's a beautiful day and the sun is shining. This contrasts with a lot of the other lighting in the movie, for example the high-key yet dull hospital lights.
- The CU framing works well as we can see the joy on Kate's face very clearly and her positive energy beams through the screen to the audience, it truly is a scene of relief from the sorrows of the rest of the movie. The bubbles in the shot almost create a frame within a frame. However, instead of giving a sense of claustrophobia like this shot might usually do, the blurring of the bubbles helps to give us a sense of safety and security.
- From the use of the bubbles we can connote a sense of childhood which is what Kate is trying to hold on to as her life is slipping away. This shines through strongly in this shot and is aided by the use of beautiful colours and her laughter. The way her head is tilted upwards and a slight low angle is used shows that she is in control, fearless and above all, hopeful.
Although just from looking at this still you can't tell that the rest of the film will be so sad and passionate, we can assume from the woolly hat covering her bald head that she has been through chemotherapy. After noticing this, we automatically begin to ask questions. What is the seriousness of her illness? Who is she with, loved ones? How can she seem so strong when she must have been through a lot?
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