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Donne expresses in this quotation the principles by which Hugh Grant’s character in About a Boy – Will – refuses to live, meaning he does believe that he can thrive when isolated by others in his consumer world. ...
In a selected sequence from the film, directors Chris and Paul Weitz use several editing and cinematic techniques to present to the viewer the level of Will and Marcus’ isolation while also showing how the pair’s lives are parallel. ...
The sequence begins with a medium shot of Marcus standing in the middle of the playground, looking down in a melancholy manner. ... For one, Marcus is wearing a striped overcoat, though that may be simply disregarded, the comparison to that of a prison uniform could be brought about as he is isolated just as a prisoner may be. ...
The next scene in the sequence comes after a wipe transition to an aerial, tracking shot that tracks down and then to the right until Will is centered in the. ...
In this particular shot before the camera cuts to a tracking shot following Will through the music store, the mise-en-scene tells the viewer about Will’s condition. ... Nothing would seem significant about that except for the fact that Pin-Ups was an album which Bowie released that was filled with covers of mid-60s British Rock songs. Once again that may seem trite but that particular album marked a point in Bowie’s career in which Ziggy Stardust was dead and he (Bowie) was about to release the post-apocalyptic Diamond Dogs. ... This also suggests Will’s isolation from society as he is presented without any peers throughout the sequence.
Approximate Word count = 1366
Approximate Pages = 5.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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