Film Title: Belle
Release Date: 13th June 2014
Box Office: $16.5 million
Analysis:
In the trailer for “Belle” Textual features work together to
portray ideas about racial separation, justice, power and family love.
Mise-en-scene, Camera work and sound work together to
portray a stereotypical representation of coloured people in the time period
the film is set in. At the start of the trailer there is a tracking shot of
Belle and the Admiral walking through a crowd of people. As the shot follows
them you can see many people in the crowd turn their heads and stare at the
Admiral and Belle. As well as this Belle wears grey and brown rags for clothes
compared to silk dresses that other women wear. This shows that she is different
to everyone else in the scene and that they see her as a shame to the human
race. As well as this, there are many scenes where Belle must wear a cloak out
with the hood up to hide her skin and one man around her whispers to another “
I find her repulsing” This supports the stereotypical representation of
coloured people in that time.
Sound is used to show a counter typical representation of
one white man who is fighting for justice for all people of the human race. Dialogue
in particular was used to show this. Three key pieces of dialogue are used to
show that justice is a key theme in this film. These are “what is right is
never impossible” said by the Admiral at the start, “what should anyone say?!”
said by Belles sister in response to a man being rude to belle and “he speaks a
voice for those that don’t have one” said by belle herself when confronted
about the lawyer she has fallen in love with. These key dialogue sentences are
used to give a counter typical representation of the film where they are
fighting for justice for coloured people.
Mise-en-scene, sound and proxemics are used to show a power
play between white and coloured people. This is stereotypical for the time the
film is set in however it also shows a slight counter typical representation.
Proxemics is used to show a stereotypical representation. Belle is very often
places at the back of the scenes especially at the start of the trailer. This
shows that she is less important than the other people in the room. Sound supports
this representation as Belles “uncle” tells her but not her sister “there are
rules in place that dictate how we live”. Camera work supports this but also
shows a counter typical representation of belle. There is an over the shoulder
shot of belle and her sister having their cloaks put on. Belle’s sister had a
coloured servant putting hers on. This shot shows that belle has power even though
she is a coloured girl. However, the proxemics of this shot have belle in the
background and the servant in the foreground, suggesting that maybe belle’s
position is worse than the servants. Sound also supports the counter typical
representation as Belle shouts “I have a tongue” at a very powerful lady. If
belle was a servant she would have been told off however as her family is high
up in the hierarchy she can talk back and not face consequences like a servant
would.
Finally sound and editing, are
used to show themes of family and love. The editing is slow paced for most of
the trailer showing all members of the family in many of the shots. As well as
this her father and mother are talking and dialogue is used to show that even
with the colour of her skin she is loved by her family who are a different
colour of skin. Her father is asked “How much do you love her?” and his reply
is “ as if she came from you and me” suggesting they love her like their own, showing
that love is more powerful than anything.
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