In the film "Downfall" watched in class, How do the visual elements of the film assist in conveying the film's message?
- Dull colors of clothing, scenery ~ conveys historical context and dark mood
- Most everyone in uniform ~ war is everywhere, clear and present danger
- Hitler's shakiness and jerking movements ~ losing control of both power and sanity, nervous?
- Weapons, vehicles, phones, typewriters, other props ~ specific to time period
- Destruction, barracades, chaos in the streets ~ surrounded by fighting
- Dead naked bodies, weary faces of jews ~ reminder of Holocaust
- Hitler & Eva's bodies carried out, then burned ~ visual confirmation of death
- Bodies burned ~ prevent Russian soldiers from seizing Hitler's body; cover up the suicide?
- Guns and blood in the bunker ~ confirmation of suicide
- Beating rifles against bricks ~ surrender?
- Woman and boy dressed in Rusian uniforms? ~ pass through Russian troops unharmed?
- Generals/soldiers? committing suicide, graphic images of dead bodies ~ evil men died violently
- Camera follows actors through bunker ~ creates more personal feeling of actually being there
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