Extract Essay on the movie 24

The theme I believe to be in the extract provided of the movie 24 is that anger cannot always be controlled. Through this essay I will demonstrate how media terminology was used to prove the theme. 

In the beginning of the scene, there was a zoom into certain objects, particularly the camera in the top corner. This seemed to be important because a camera signifies monitoring, by zooming into the object emphasizes the fact that the area is being watched which is a way they are being controlling. After this I noticed some props. The woman was in a chair handcuffed at her arms and legs. These props lets the audience know what type of predicament she's in, and allows us to think how the talk should go. However, this idea is contrasted by the sound motif occuring before the man spoke. Using this sound demonstrates how tense the scene is and foreshadows that the conversation will not go well even with all of the limitations.  

Moments into the conversation, a table is thrown. For a second anger got the best of him and in the next shot was the woman’s reaction. This reaction shot showed the audience where the woman was intimidated for only a quick second but went back to normal because she didn't think of it to be threatening because of the controlled environment they were in. She then expresses this through her dialogue. “Don't even bother Jack, lay a hand on me and you’ll be taken off the case.” The words are used in the sense of reassurance. Saying these words reminds both herself and him that he cannot hurt her because of the controlled factors. 

However, the anger is finally let loose and is first demonstrated in a low angle of their feet. At this angle I could see their feets being dragged across the room. Also noticing how fierceful and powerful the push was, letting his anger get the best of him. In addition, he choked her. While she was being choked I noticed her face beginning to appear pale, which I believed was makeup. The makeup helps us realize how powerful the anger was, putting herself in a life or death situation. Lastly, the over the shoulder shot used when the man looked over to the people that were monitoring showed the final concept of the theme. The faces of the people when they were looked at were in distress, this emotion was caused because no matter what they did to control the environment anger still got the best of him. 

The theme I believed to be of this extract was indeed one of the director’s visions. At the beginning you get to notice how the man is being controlled but tempted. Over time he lashes out for a quick second but is then calm because he is reminded of the controlling elements, but with a little more temptation he lashes out completely. No matter how much him or the people tried he still lashed out which shows us how anger can’t always be controlled.