- Music becomes more sinister as tension increases. The theme of the film has a choral, sacred sound to it but the lyrics (in Latin) have been changed to have a more Satanic nature.
- Dog’s panting becomes a chant. The dog is a recurring motif throughout the film.
- Most sinister elements of the storyline occur in darkened settings such as a cemetery.
- Something usually seen as innocent made to seem sinister mainly through mise en scene and music – the actor playing Damien is literally only standing there smiling but the music and setting accompanying this make his actions seem sinister.
- The priest dies in stormy weather – although the lightning is part of the cause of his death the weather is also significant as it indicates that something bad is about to happen.
- In the part where Robert Thorn cuts away Damien’s hair in an attempt to find the “666” birthmark, a technique has been put on the film which makes it look slower and almost less “believable” than the rest of the film. This is done as this is the most tense point in the whole film, thus it is emphasized.
Trainspotting (1996)
- Gritty and every day – more fist fights etc than guns and explosions. This can be seen when Begbie is angry about being wanted for armed robbery when it was not a real gun.
- Lots of use of voiceover so that you can hear exactly what the protagonist is thinking, for example the monologue right at the beginning of the film. (“Choose life…”)
- Despite it being predominantly realistic, there are some surreal elements, for example when Renton is hallucinating due to heroin withdrawal symptoms and he sees how the drug has affected other people in his life.
- Very familiar settings, situations and terms used – emphasis on the “Britishness” of the film.
- Familiar music is also used – such as popular music of the time and some classical music. No music was composed specifically for the film, but the music selected was chosen to fit in with what is happening.
[By Sofi, who left the group]
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