Xx..Mr and Mrs Smith..xX: Task six, Textual Analiysis of a scene from Mr and Mrs smith ....

Sunday 14 October 2007

Task six, Textual Analiysis of a scene from Mr and Mrs smith ....

Media language

In this scene, It's all about suspision between the couple.. as they have found out the truth with each other and they have also discovered that they have been lying to each other... which cleary can be said that is normal in a relationship...But In the beggining of this scene you would think that the female would be reluctant to frive faster and get her own way by driving faster than her husband and getting to the house first! But she doesnt give in she goes full on and she's won over her man... The clearly shows that her dominance over her husband exsit's...

The scene has close up shots and medium shots ..this would be to create a supious feeling and make it seem like a sense of unexpectation which shows that the feeling of this film is based on the 21st century relationship which Doug Liman is trying to emphasise.

The lighting in this scence is very dark and dim which creates a drak, gloomy and suspious atmosphere 'wanting to know on what is going to happen next' sort of feeling which creates tension for the audience.

Genre

The genre of this movie seems to be a modern love story.... Action/drama would be the best to describe this film as it is entertaining as well as keeping the society up to date with the society's change in the 21st century relationship.

Representation in Mr and mrs smith seems to be very equal as the woman nor man is supieror towards one and other. They seem to have a sense of fighting for the titile almost showing who is the best gender in society... Angelina playing a very dominant and powerful woman shows the woman of the 21st century... and brad being the male seems to be fighting for his title of being the one that shows who's best.

Audience

The targeted audience would be couples between the ages of 19 and up . I say this because people get influenced on how they act towards one and other i would personally think that if a youger audience were to vewiw this film tjey wouldn't appreciate it as much whereas 19+ you can make your decsion's on whether you agree with the way in which they are being potrayed.

Narrative

Women- domestic work

Men- Breadwinners

what this film is saying that is not the case no more the woman can be as dominant and as equal as the male but the fact that it's being exepted is what the men do not like. the woman is more tuff and superior than the male.

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..Reveiw from about.com..

Jane and John meet while down in Columbia where they’re both on assignment. Neither has a clue what the other one’s up to and after much alcohol and a night of what we can assume is passionate love-making, they become a couple. Fast forward a few months and now they’re Mr. and Mrs. Smith. He believes she handles computer problems for major companies; she believes he’s a big shot in construction. Fast forward even further and now they’ve been married five or six years and they’ve got problems, major relationship problems that necessitate visiting a marriage counselor.
After being together for all those years, you’d think they would have figured out that something doesn’t add up. But no, neither figures out the other’s an assassin until they’re both sent out by their competing companies to take out the same target. The cat’s out of the bag and all bets are off – toss in your own cliché here – as those marital problems they were suffering from before suddenly look like small potatoes. Never forgetting it’s a romantic comedy at heart, the action sequences take over once Mr. and Mrs. discover what their partner really does for a living.
Simon Kinberg’s script is saucy and engaging and director Doug Liman (“The Bourne Identity”) adeptly handles the action and comedy. We don’t often get to see a man and woman engaged in an all-out brawl, but Liman lets the fight scene between Jolie and Pitt get as physical as possible without cutting away too much or cute camera tricks. And while it's a little unnerving to watch their hand-to-hand combat, it makes sense. She’s an assassin, why would her opponent need to hold back?
Fighting, making love, clinched in each other’s embrace on the dance floor, verbally fencing, whatever the circumstance or scene, the pairing of Pitt and Jolie works. They physically match up. Jolie plays Mrs. Smith just as physically capable – and lethal – as Pitt does Mr. Smith. In fact, the female is actually the better of the two assassins. Her moves are planned out meticulously; her actions follow a logical path. He relies more on his instincts and isn’t as fast on his feet as his female counterpart. It’s refreshing to see a female character be allowed to get the upper hand mentally and physically on her male costar, especially in a movie where the leads are portraying professional killers.

From reading this review i totally agree with it as they are chalenging the sterotypes and they are reveiwing that it's the 21st century romance relationship and they are making the whole relationship seem as if it's going to be the one that is going to be nowerdays. so they are chalengeing the sterotype for the perfect couple where the man is in control.