Boy (Waititi, 2010)

Boy (Waititi, 2010)

“She reckons it's better to be risk your money on something big and be real poor, than sit around being a bit poor.”

Some of the most beautiful shots I’ve ever seen:

1. Drive (Refn, 2011)

2. Requiem for a Dream (Aronofsky, 2000)

3. Se7en (Fincher, 1995)

4. Shaun of the Dead (Wright, 2004)

Se7en follows the story of Detective Mills and Detective Sommerset trying to find a serial killer committing his crimes in the way of the seven deadly sins. This screenshot beautifully examines the films theme of the relevance of religion in modern day society. 

The establishing shot highlights the dominance of electricity pylons in relation to the empty desert. The desert immediately has religious connotations, the story of Jesus spending 40 days and 40 nights in the vacuous space. The desert should connote spirituality and a location in which religion could potentially flourish. However, the mise-en-scene makes it impossible to see the desert alone. The spectator struggles to find a glimpse of the desert through the pylons. The shot draws into question the importance of religion in modern day society. Religion no longer holds the relevance that technology does. The only desert the spectator can see is the road in which a serial killer is driving on. 

Fargo: The Crocodile’s Dilemma (S1, E1)

“Your problem is you've spent your whole life thinking there are rules. There aren't. We used to be gorillas.”

Rushmore (Anderson, 1998)

“Tell that stupid Mick he just made my list of things to do today”

“Judy, please, it can’t matter to you.”

Vertigo (Hitchcock, 1958) and the colour green