In the opening of the film Rushmore from 1998, we looked at The main character we were immediatly intoduced to, Max Fisher. From the opening montage of the clubs and groups he is involved in we can see that he is not a sterotypical teenager by the way he puts himself forward to lead the groubs and teams. It is unusual that a teenager of his age would be prepared to put themselves forward and spend all of their free time setting up and organising clubs. Also we can see by the uniform he wears that he is not a sterotypical teenager, other teenagers his age would prefer to dress casualy and to not make much of an effort, whereas Max likes to always dress smart. He wears a blazer with his schools badge on and this shows he takes pride in his appearence, He wears his uniform for every club he does which shows he enjoys dressing smart.
Also the fact that he has all younger people join his clubs and every one he is associated with him is younger than him. This could be because he is not noticed by people his own age because he stands out as being different.
We also feel that he is on his own and unlike other teenagers he is happy how he is and dosnt make much of an effort to mix with others, he is always shown looking happy how he is. We can also see that he takes great pride in how clever he is and uses it as an advantage to out smart adults. This is also very not like an average teenager. We can see that he thinks of himself as being very intelligent and above everyone, this might also be why he finds it hard to fit in as people are wary of him and know what he is like.
Monday 25 October 2010
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Comparison table
This is England | Hot fuzz | |
Iconography | · Montage of news events from the time. · Setting outlined from the start. · Social realism film | · Introduced to all of Nicholas Angels major events in his life. · We are introduced to the main character at the start, see him walking down corridor. |
Camera work/editing | · Long shots to show where they are. · Slower paced to make it seem more natural. · Handheld shots sometimes used. | · There are lose ups of faces when talking at table · Sharp quick changing shots to show the changing. |
Humour | · Young boy swearing · Bullying incidents · Realistic jokes within the characters · Quick switch from humour. | · Repetition of jokes is used as humour. |
Cast | · Cheap · Authentic | · Well known through Shaun of the dead · Proven |
Director | · Shane Meadows | Edgar Wright |
Stereotypes | · Skin heads · Council flats-Graffiti · Dressed as skinheads. | · Hard working. |
Location | · Nottinghamshire · Beach, Grimsby | · Started in London the moved to Gloucestershire in the countryside. |
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