V for VENDETTA

These first two shots work in conjunction with each other. First we see someone’s eyes and a reflection in those eyes, a horrific scene of fire. The next shot is what the first character was looking at. A man engulfed in flames, between the two shots, so much emotion is conveyed within this span of just a few seconds of film.

Again, this movie conveys such raw emotion so effortlessly. Notice how the shot incorporates the primal force of nature within a single frame. Breathtaking.

This last shot shows a tragic accident. On the ground is a little girl, shot dead. Then we see the crowd walking toward the scene and they have the mob mentality emerging. While only one shovel is visible, almost every body in this scene has a weapon, including the gun in the officer’s hand.

Starship Troopers

This first shot could be called a long shot. This shot is establishing our location in relation to the enemy, the alien bugs of the Klendathu System. In this shot, we can see that the Klendathu System is being blown up. This shot mirrors the Pro-US propaganda films of WWII.

In this next shot, we have soldiers handing out bullets to children as if they were candy, to get them interested in joining the ‘Cause’. Notice the captions at the bottom and top of the screen; this is obviously an informational add, and what does that say about the society this is speaking to?

I chose this last shot because of the two different faces of this reaction shot: the first one is obvious, in the background. The second is in the foreground, his reaction is not something I would have expected for the given situation.