5 Master Shots in Film

Parallelism: In this scene, the parallelism occurs between Saroo’s screams and the train’s horns. Saroo is lost and alone and cannot find his older brother. He is forced to stay on that train because the only way out is when the train stops. This train ended up taking him far away from India, where he had to survive in a city where no one knew him. This theme of confusion and loneliness exemplifies Saroo’s life as he grows older and realizes that he needs to go on a self discovery journey and to find comfort from his birth mom. With the help of Google Earth, he is able to piece his birth location so he could reunite with his family.

Leitmotif: The leitmotif in these scenes is exemplified by the melody that plays when Fredericksen and his wife, Ellie, are together. In the first video, the melody is joyful and soft, which gives the viewers hope. Then after his wife dies, Fredericksen is reminded of her presence through her adventure book. The melody plays in the movie each time he remembers or does something to signify her passion for adventure. Although the melody is soft and emotional, it allows the viewers to understand that she’s still there with Frederickson spiritually. The viewers are left with this wave of emotions that connect the experience of the movie to the existence of Ellie. Her character made a major impact on the audience and the rest of the film.

Contrast: In this scene, the contrast is shown between the new “scarers” and the top monsters. The newbies are assigned jobs designed to help the old scarers. When Mike Wazowski walks in, the music is playful and live. The workers seem ready to work and somewhat happy. On the contrary, when the old, top scarers walk in, the music shifts to a heroic tone to exemplify how tough and hardcore these scarers are. This makes it seem like it takes hard work to get to the good spot on the scaring team. The newbies have to shadow them to understand the process and possibly fulfill all the needs requirement. Also, the lighting fades to a darker shade to represent that the newbies should fear the scarers’ presence.

Symbolism: The symbolism in this Shrek movie is displayed by Shrek’s desire to be with Fiona. Each object he stumbles upon tends to remind him of her and the scenes fade together to show that Fiona misses him also. She does not want to marry the short guy, Lord Farqaad but she’s being forced to do so. Her love for Shrek is still strong and so is his. Shrek’s mood also shows how much he misses Fiona. He seems depressed and weak and lashes out at his friends, especially Donkey, because he’s frustrated that he won’t find Fiona.

Simultaneity: This scene is from one of my favorite movies, Rush Hour 1. The simultaneity is shown between Carter, the black guy, and the Console’s daughter’s kidnapper talking on the phone in different locations. Carter accidentally picked up the phone and kept talking to the guy for instructions. The girl, Su Yung, was kidnapped earlier and a high ransom is wanted for her release. Although the agents were annoyed by Carter’s excessive talking, they were able to pin the location of the kidnapper, but they unfortunately were too late.