Mean Creek

Film Report Mean Creek In the scud mean creek directed by Jacob Aaron Estes. We see a group of teenagers who translate to play a trick on the bully in the image, alone it goes horribly wrong. A main Idea In the film Is the expression the relationships change encircled by everybody from the start to the end of the movie. The manager uses 4 aspects, sound, lighting, tv photographic camera shots and talk, to communicate the theme of change in friend/relationships.The director uses camera shot, lighting and sound in the scene where they argon wholly told school term on the river bank after they play truth and dare and George gets pushed overboard by Rocky because he wouldnt shut up about Martyrs father, save then George freaks out and drowns to death. We see a long shot of them every last(predicate) sitting amodal value from catheter. The director uses positioning to show the tinting of Isolation. The director uses this aspect to communicate the beginning of separation bet ween there friendships.They all feel guilty because they had decided non to play the trick on George anymore, because they started to feel sorry for him, but Marty choose otherwise. The director uses the lighting of a blue filter across the screen to show that this a reprehensible moment and everything has been completely messed up. The sounds of Violins and soft music in the background gives us that felling that everything is changing for the worst and that their relationships will probably never be the identical again.Also the aspect of lighting and sound links into the theme of separation and contributes to the toughness because up to this point there group was always collective, but are now separate. Now they all have different decisions on what happens to George. nearly want to bury him and the others want to confess and go to the police so they dont look guilty. After George dies it goes all silent and thats when it starts to et darker. The director uses dialogue and we edyly ups in the scene where Millie runs off and Sam follows her. We hear the dialogue between them Buck you. We can never be forgiven for what we did. We see a the destination up of Miles face and how scared and traumatized she Is. The director uses these aspects to show us how oftentimes Millie has changed from the start, when she was day dreaming about her date with Sam. She seemed so innocent and was only concerned about what she was going to talk to Sam about on her date. Millie was the only one who didnt tell apart of the plan until they got to the river. So there Is a sense of betrayal between her and Sam. This shows how murder can change the way people feel and their relationships can be affected in a situation like this.I think the director is trying to show us how people deal with guilt. Millie trys to blame Sam, Sam trys to blame Marty. But unfeignedly they are all to blame, they were all apart of It. The director uses sound and coda ups in the scene where they are paddling back to 1 OFF paddles hitting the water. The director uses the sound of water to remind us that they are surrounded by water, that water is what killed George and they cant get way from what they did. We also see close ups of each of their faces one at a time. We know that each example is going by conflicting emotions.There is no eye contact or emotion between each other. Their faces look exhausted and pale, some with snap down their face. The director uses these aspects to show and communicate the jot of guilt and disbelief. It virtually gives you a sick feeling in the pit of your stomach. The nonexistent dialogue between each other shows the breakdown In their relationships and makes us applaud what theyre thinking and feeling. This for me was one of the most powerful scenes throughout the movie, because I know nothing could be the same again.Lighting is used in the scene where theyre thrust back from the river and its all dark and silent. It gives off a gloomy, u neasy feel almost like that what theyre feeling inside and thats being portrayed through the lighting of the scene. The director used this aspect to communicate the change in all their relationships between one another, because as seen in the start of the movie the lighting is bright and there is lots of color to give take nice, relaxed vibe. So the darkness and lack of light gives us he feeling that their relationships have somewhat deteriorated since earlier that day.It also shows the passing of time as it was daylight at the start of their trip and now its evening. This could symbolize not only the end of the day, but the end of Georges life. Also the loss of their innocence. In conclusion he director has communicated the theme of the change in all of their friend/relationships throughout the movie with the help of these four aspects, lighting, sound, camera shots and dialogue. I think this film helped me realize that because of a little mistake make by someone, can or will chan ge your life forever. By Messiah Wales