Friday, April 24, 2020

Extract Essay Practice: 24

 The author’s desire is to entertain the audience and focus on the topic of trust. To prove, the women can only help if the man believes her. The man does not though, so she is not able to go to Visalia and help the man. In this situation the lack of trust comes from the power the man believes he has/ actually has over the woman.
To initiate, the extract begins with a woman being questioned by a man. It is quite obvious that the woman is being held in a cell. Hence, showing that the woman has no choice, but to be in the room. The dark lighting inside the cell represents an unwelcoming circumstance. To further prove, the zoom which focuses on the woman’s face gives emphasis on her emotional state, specifically her angriness and sadness. Thus, portraying a situation that the woman probably wants to avoid. Meanwhile, the close-up on the man’s face shows his frustration with the woman. This anger is taken out on the women and can be heard as well as seen. In fact, a loud and scraping diegetic noise is heard by the man dragging the chair across the floor which demonstrates the power he believes he has over her. To add upon the split screen which is between the cell and its surroundings, depicts the man choking the women and the emotional effect it has on the people on the outside of the cell. Throughout the extract, the dialogue between the man and the woman is quite aggressive; the man often yells at her which indicates that the man feels superior. This implies that the man is getting frustrated with how the interrogation with the woman is being handled.

The woman’s desire to be somewhere else and the man’s frustration with her creates an unique situation. To explain, this depiction creates an environment in which the man and woman do not trust each other; this is due to each of their individual desires. The man believes he has power over her, and therefore, she must listen to him. However, she questions that power which creates a lack of trust. Overall, the lack of trust between them creates a struggle for power.

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