Unit 22 Single Camera - Drama Analysis
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 is a 2003 feature film written
and directed by Quentin Tarantino. The film Stars Uma Thurman, David Carradine,
Lucy Liu and Vivica A Fox as the main protagonist and main/secondary
antagonists of this volume respectively.
It is a crime drama with multiple action sequences as is expected with a
Quentin Tarantino film. The film follows Beatrix Kiddo AKA The Bride (Uma
Thurman) as she seeks revenge on her former assassin colleagues after they
attack her wedding rehearsal and put her into a coma for 4 years. This happens
because she left David Carradine’s character ‘The Snake Charmer’ for another
man. There are multiple flashbacks to the attack at the church throughout the
film. The film follows a non-linear style as the events in the film take place
out of chronological order. This film has an open ending because it was made to
lead into volume 2 of the story, which happens in a second film. The film
follows a non-realist narrative as the majority of the events aren’t plausible
Beatrix is the hero of the story and Vivica A Fox and Lucy Liu are the two
antagonists of this film with David Carradine being the main antagonist of the
film series. The theme of the film is revenge as it centres around Beatrix getting
revenge on those who have wronged her in the past. One of the most well known
audio and visual elements of the film is the soundtrack and extreme close up on
Beatrix’s eyes when she sees the antagonists for the first time before she
fights them.
Game of Thrones is an on-going serial drama that
first broadcast in 2011 and is currently in-between it’s 7th and 8th
seasons. The current main stars of the series are Emilia Clarke, Kit
Harrington, Lena Headey, Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Sophie Turner
and Maisie Williams. The series is a fantasy drama and is set in a place called
Westeros. The plot revolves around different families and individuals fighting
for their claim to the throne of Westeros all whilst a much bigger evil that
could spell the end of the world as they know it gradually closes in on them.
There are a few flashbacks in the series seen through the eyes of a character
called Bran who can see into the past, overall the series follows a linear path
however. The fact that it is a fantasy show set in a fake land means that the
show follows a non-realist narrative. The character that is seen as the hero of
the series is Kit Harrington’s character ‘Jon Snow’ as he has the best morals.
There have been a few characters that were considered villains such as ‘Ramsay
Bolton’ who was played by Iwan Rheon and ‘Joffrey Baratheon’ who was played by
Jack Gleeson. The show focuses more however on the fact that no one is
completely good or evil and that it is a grey area. The theme of the show is a
power struggle between people. Music is a large part of the show with the theme
song probably being the most recognisable piece of music in the show even among
people who do not watch the show. One of the most visually interesting scenes
for me personally was in the current season where a dragon attacked a supply
wagon train and the soldier guarding it. This scene used practical effects in
the flames destroying the train and even setting a few stuntmen dressed as
soldiers on fire temporarily to show them burning during the attack. They also
used CGI to create the dragon and to show it flying through the air with one of
the characters riding it and controlling it.
Black Mirror is an on-going drama television
series that first broadcast in 2011 and is currently in-between it’s 3rd
and 4th seasons. There is no main cast as every episode is it’s own
individual story. There has however been some well know actors who have had
pats in different episodes such as Jon Hamm, Hayley Atwell, Bryce Dallas Howard
and Daniel Kaluuya. The series is a sci-fi drama and as each episode follows a
separate story it is set in many different places and times. Each episode is
generally about the dark side of our lives and the technology that we as humans
have become so attached to. Some episodes follow a realist narrative and others
follow a non-realist narrative. An example of a realist one is where a member
of the royal family is kidnapped and the prime minister has to decide to give
into the demands of the kidnappers and ruin his reputation by undergoing an
extremely embarrassing and violating task. An example of a non-realist one is
where when you die you have the choice of letting your consciousness die or
being uploaded to a virtual reality simulation to live forever. The main
character of the episode is normally the hero of the story but not every
episode has a villain. Each episode follows a different theme but they are all
about how life isn’t all happy and that it is hard and that humans aren’t
inherently good. The series doesn’t place much focus on the audio elements and
instead focuses on the story. One of the most well known episodes is called ‘San
Junipero’ and viewers generally praise the cinematography in the episode
especially that of the scenes that are set in a nightclub during the 80’s so
there is a lot of bright colours and neon lights.
