The Truth About Democracy?

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Media Texts: Strangers on a Train.

The plot leading up to the final scene: Two high society men meet on a train Guy and Bruno , they become acquainted over a few drinks then over a meal explain the situation. One being divorce and the other a hatred of his father. Bruno proposes murdering Guy’s wife so he can marry the senators daughter, so Guy refuses and the train journey ends. The scene then cuts to Guy approaching Merriam (single note of a piano portrays the situation in B flat) at her work where he gives money to her as arranged for a presumed divorce. She refuses to divorce him which ends up in a scuffle in the open room of Miriam’s work. Guy is then contacted by Bruno back in Washington over the phone. Bruno is raging with his father having been interrupted talking to his mother about plots of blowing up the White House and mothers understanding of her slightly warped minded son. Bruno tracks down Merriam and follows her through the fair, winning a prize on the strength bell. He continues to follow her through the tunnel of Love, where she is accompanied with two other men. Then Merriam walks out into the woods opposite the river alone. Bruno see’s his chance asks her name then strangles her, on leaving he is spotted by the boat attendant. Later we discover Bruno had kept Guy’s lighter with the tennis signature to plant at the scene of the crime. Bruno contacts Guy about murdering his wife and tells him of the gun that he must use to kill his father. Guy refuses and goes to the police. The police need more evidence and almost suspect Guy of murder.  By watching the film on the big screen at the lecture a few weeks later watched this Warner Brothers production. This time on DVD in Ladbroke house library. With headphones and pen/paper began to take key notes from the film and repeatedly watched the six minute clip. 

I chose the final scene in the film because it summarizes many key factors of Hollywood forbidding thriller films. This illusion of making something beautiful and entertaining, altering the audiences perception through Diegesis (the entire world which action takes place). We always perceive things through these two male starring roles.  The film also utilises the non-diegetic notion of altering “the Strawberry Girl” murder musical soundtrack. Almost dispelling any signified myths (et al: Levi Strauss) scary whilst being humoured at the same time: The merry-go-round and it’s ornamental danger. The archetype male battle (Montage) is no longer intellectual but a battle of strength at the end. The outside battle then ends and then it’s back to the safety of indoors. The binary opposites of good and bad are not really clear throughout the film however during this scene the characters and the camera shots plus the sound track all add to the suspense of seeing good prevail. Bruno is definitely the bad guy but Guy respects him. 

Through looking closer early on of the camera angles and the shadows projected upon Bruno we know he’s bad but his intonation and humour are all likable. The lighting casts bars, shadow’s representing jail to the crooked angles and camera shot’s from the left all suggest something sinister.  Guy on the other hand is a tennis player stereotypically, he’s good but psychologically he’s emotional and naive. With the mention of his women he react’s defensively that leads to mistakes like loosing his lighter and opening up to Bruno the intelligent manipulator. 

My cinematographic technique of the six minute scene 131 minutes into the film.The camera panning the width of the carousel ride. It sways with the speed from left to right were already acquainted with the surrounding set. Emphasising on the entire mechanism of the fun wheel making it appear foreboding and dangerous, straining under it uncontrolled mechanism. A cliff hanger idea that although a ride has some guarantee’s nothing is really certain. The smoke filmed lens fades out this focusing on the broken ride The tracking appears solid. Then it dissolves back to the shot of the fighting when alongside a happy smiling boy with his school boy cap and typical short pelisse pants and high socks bobbing upon a white horse enjoying the ride, observes the action. This scene almost appears rushed almost trying conform into the time limits of a typical Hollywood film. But the boys mother’s scream echo’s long and loud in-between the speeded up murder soundtrack “Marry the girl with the Strawberry girl and the band played on” but this time without the lyrics and racing faster and faster. Then simply adding to the humour the old man who’s false teeth appear missing shout’s to the police “I will crawl below and switch of the machine”. Such as Hollywood these now ‘keystone Cops’ agree so under he goes.So now below we see the old man above the fight, the dysfunctional machine and the risk of a boys life everyone in danger. Whilst the mother to the right screams and to the left the police in there throes stand helpless.The scene then zooms in to the floor of the wheel, Bruno and guy handling each other by the scruff of each others necks Bruno appears to have the advantage because the hooves of the mannequin horses pound the ground with what appears to be Guy’s head below. The punches echoed over the sound track as indeed the crunching down of the hooves adds to the art and is a key scene that portrays the contraption as a weapon emphasised by the power behind it many pistons pumping under the strain of spinning the wheel. Mixing the lives of two men together as in the whole plot of swapping murders, trying to get away with murder. The old man scene of heroics is speeded up the scene of him reaching the centre and pulling the switch with the music changing the two stars seem fairly matched, tired but both alive.       

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Peace and the world structure

Recently there has been a great big challenge on the society that forged the concepts of democracy. Some of these geopolitical notions have been forged by the locals of the U.S.A. Ironically the culture of this country is relatively small according to the time-span of Egypt or the Romans however the art has considerably moved from all over the globe to the American land. Take for example London Bridge. Dismantled then re-erected in the US. The relationship with the U.K. and the USA has always been strong ever since the lamenting of the independence. The binary opposite of Culture is economy. But what has been revealed through the scrutiny of the banks and the realisation of Banks being the important part of society we see information being the key currency. However without the banks infastructure the banks cannot generate this commodity. For example is we in Britain need oil or some other commodity we can trade our knowledge. Administration skills have shown to improve the finances of countries. However debt is a key principle in this relationship. I am guessing this reinforced the liquidity of information. 

Art is information and we interpret this in many different ways but eventually when the effects become popular and the statistical data supports this then we can trade this format to other similar cultural environments. This forges relationships between Liberal minded people all over the planet. The education available is so powerful it has unfortunately one side affect. That is the cashless society we now live in. This principle operates on many levels one of which that I’d like to highlight is the effect on the industry. E-books being distributed freely are being sold for subscription, this is wrong, as am sure your aware we live in a cashless society, that is everything seems to be free. THe modes of address have shifted and the problem of the maths and spaces to transfer data have increased. THe www2 is already in place and the possibilities are endless. Politically it was inevitable when the government announced it’s proposals for ID  cards. By rounding up all the information consumerism will not only change your freedom of choice but literally replace thoughts, leaving you to concentrate on things like leisure time, games and entertainment (Culture).

Supportively we’ve spent the past 40 years academically in a world where the leading minds have defined the word culture. Economically this created an explosion of entertainment. But too much of anything has confused the brains of middle class society. We live in a tolerable society, with dances to show our appreciation of anything, labels have commonalities and leisure has been packaged in many different packages. I just hope you can all continue to pay for these disposable products.

Waste is another factor of culture, were running out of room for antiques and the i-sores of history are being passed on geographically. Infact we are now dumping rubbish in the remotest of areas.

In conclusion is democracy is an affordable principle? If America can still afford to carry the Democratic banner then what can it do to police this situation fairly. If they cannot afford this luxury who can? Finally world peace is only fair by inclusion of major representatives (some of which becomes lost in translation within the syntax of English) however what are we doing to educate these new thriving cities that are rapidly rising above the figures of debt. Mass producing for humans who can afford to use these disposable products in the name of fashion.

Peace and the world structure

Recently there has been a great big challenge on the society that forged the concepts of democracy. Some of these geopolitical notions have been forged by the locals of the U.S.A. Ironically the culture of this country is relatively small according to the time-span of Egypt or the Romans however the art has considerably moved from all over the globe to the American land. Take for example London Bridge. Dismantled then re-erected in the US. The relationship with the U.K. and the USA has always been strong ever since the lamenting of the independence. The binary opposite of Culture is economy. But what has been revealed through the scrutiny of the banks and the realisation of Banks being the important part of society we see information being the key currency. However without the banks infastructure the banks cannot generate this commodity. For example is we in Britain need oil or some other commodity we can trade our knowledge. Administration skills have shown to improve the finances of countries. However debt is a key principle in this relationship. I am guessing this reinforced the liquidity of information. 

Art is information and we interpret this in many different ways but eventually when the effects become popular and the statistical data supports this then we can trade this format to other similar cultural environments. This forges relationships between Liberal minded people all over the planet. The education available is so powerful it has unfortunately one side affect. That is the cashless society we now live in. This principle operates on many levels one of which that I’d like to highlight is the effect on the industry. E-books being distributed freely are being sold for subscription, this is wrong, as am sure your aware we live in a cashless society, that is everything seems to be free. THe modes of address have shifted and the problem of the maths and spaces to transfer data have increased. THe www2 is already in place and the possibilities are endless. Politically it was inevitable when the government announced it’s proposals for ID  cards. By rounding up all the information consumerism will not only change your freedom of choice but literally replace thoughts, leaving you to concentrate on things like leisure time, games and entertainment (Culture).

Supportively we’ve spent the past 40 years academically in a world where the leading minds have defined the word culture. Economically this created an explosion of entertainment. But too much of anything has confused the brains of middle class society. We live in a tolerable society, with dances to show our appreciation of anything, labels have commonalities and leisure has been packaged in many different packages. I just hope you can all continue to pay for these disposable products.

Waste is another factor of culture, were running out of room for antiques and the i-sores of history are being passed on geographically. Infact we are now dumping rubbish in the remotest of areas.

In conclusion is democracy is an affordable principle? If America can still afford to carry the Democratic banner then what can it do to police this situation fairly. If they cannot afford this luxury who can? Finally world peace is only fair by inclusion of major representatives (some of which becomes lost in translation within the syntax of English) however what are we doing to educate these new thriving cities that are rapidly rising above the figures of debt. Mass producing for humans who can afford to use these disposable products in the name of fashion.