Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Underground
The turmoil surrounding the events in the film "Underground" is juxtaposed against the striking imagery and the manic nature of the film's characters, Blacky and Marko. The film traces their friendship through World War I, the Cold War and through the Yugoslavian Wars. This juxtaposition is seen when a marching band follows Blacky around wherever he goes almost creating a playful nature throughout the film. This is suggesting the citizens' state of mind during the different periods of history the film covers. That playful nature and the cinematography added an extra life to the characters that was needed in order to keep the film from falling into a dreary film with no hope.
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I can appreciate your statement, regarding the music's intent to instill life into an otherwise dreary film. More importantly, I to feel the music consciously reflects the mental unrest of those involved in the War.
ReplyDeleteI believe that yes, the film needed these to characters to always be in such a manic state with blaring music in the background to elevate it from being a tragedy. The question that I think is interesting though, is that I wonder if, because of all the turmoil that was going on during these times in history, should they have been portrayed as such jovial instances because of character interaction?
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