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Monday, 26 November 2007

10 key points

Hype - Excitement built up by the media, Because of shocking news. This links well with my study because seeing Angelina Jolie performs and ‘New woman’ creates hype in the industry because she has not stuck to the usual stereotype of a woman.

Icon - Representing something- Angelina Jolie being an idol for a female audience. Her being able to have woman identify with her and wanting to be like her.

Ideology - A set of attitudes, beliefs, and values. This links well with my study because the represents the attitudes of the couples nowadays.

Kung fu - fight scene’s –This links well with my study as Angelina Jolie performs loads of fighting scene’s but we wouldn’t associate women in physical fighting it’s very rare but en forced very well.

Chiaroscuro lighting – Sharply constructing lighting, where strong highlight’s and dark shadow’s used for dramatic and atmospheric scene’s. There are many scenes’ where they use this particular lighting but in particular, Brad Pitt comes home and Jolie is waiting for him there wanting to kill him.

Crab Shot - Contained place- Hidden- This goes well with my study because in the fight scene the camera is placed in the plants, which shows the ‘eeriness’ of the atmosphere.

Deep Focus - Camera techniques this allows the object to be near and far from the camera and focus at the same time.
Feminism - Status of women by challenging values and construction. This goes well with my study as it challenge’s the stereotypes and present’s ‘The new woman’.

Femme fatale - Female who seduces and deceives in the movie in Mr and Mrs Smith she use’s her sexuality in order to get what she wants in the end.
Big close up - Emphasise on the image in order to capture the emotion. This goes well with my Study, as there is many big close up shot on the faces of the characters in order to capture their emotions.

Feminism- Status of women by challenging values and construction. This goes well with my study as it challenge's the sterotypes and present's 'the new woman'.

Big close up- emphasise on the image in order to capture the emotion. This goes well with my study, as there is many big close up shots on the faces of the characters in order to capture their emotions.

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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.