Comparative essay between two films - pans labyrinth / city of God/ la haine
Variety of MACRO
Themes- government oppression
Youth- innocence
Corruption of innocence
Violence/force
Narrative- shape/ structure-
These films travel well abroad
Look at international market and national market
National cinema- has to challenge dominant ideology of that country
Linked to the identity of of the country- identity- conventions of Hollywood- rules of fillms
La haine- vicious circle of life- the characters are trapped in it
Pans labyrinth- two narratives- interwoven storylines- viewed from the perspective of ophelia-represents Spain-
City of God- cycle of violence- the violence never stops, it will just be replaced by someone else
60s yellow- 70s greeny blue
Real life event
Representation study
Genre
La haine
Crime/ youth drama
Social realist
City of God
Gangster film ( la Haine has elements of gangster film)
Pans labyrinth
Fantasy
Horror
War film
Trailer 1- Spanish/ Mexico- horror- it's horror because it challenges Spain.s attitude about the civil war
Trailer 2- english/ Hollywood- fantasy- foreign audiences don't understand the context and just see it as a fantasy film and the trailer is made like that
Genre- the fantasy aspects are universal to everyone because they are relatable to everyone.
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