Thursday, February 17, 2011

Underground

While the imagery and political tensions portrayed in the film were accurately represented in the movie, Underground, the film's excessive noise made the story difficult to follow. More simply, it was distracting. However, in the purpose of analyzing film, I feel Underground's outrageous prescence of sound was an intentional parallel to the setting, and to the film's interpersonal relationships. Here, sound operates as a bridge to the audience, allowing us to connect our own "discomfort" with the film's erratic nature, to that of the War.
Additionally, the characters themselves are unorthodox. Though admittedly impacted on many levels, their response to the political unrest (and to each other), seems to echo the slap-stick comedy of "The 3 Stooges." Much like the use of sound, their personalities lack a certain tranquility.
The aforementioned examples create a conflict between what the audience should ideally feel, and what is felt. Undeground's method of presentation, challenges the audience's ability to fully symphathize with these characters.

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