The reason why this is shot in black and white is Tarantino paying tribute to the older film makers from the 1940's and 1950's. The first thing you hear is diagetic sound from the bride. The first shot is a close up of the brides face looking rather helpless due to the fact her face is covered in cuts and bruises. This establishes a connection with the audience because they feel pity for her. The first actual dialogue in the scene is the enigmatic character "Bill" asking the question "Do you find me sadistic?". This sets the audience up with a prediction of what the rest of the film is going to contain and be about. The moment we find out that this characters name is Bill is when he goes to wipe some blood from the brides face revealing writing embroided into the hankerchief saying "Bill".
Well done for uploading this clip onto your blog - this will be very useful for future analysis.
ReplyDeleteI'd advise you to reference Page 12 of your coursework booklet in order to construct an analysis of this clip. Any clip or media example you upload onto your blog needs to be either analysed or the purpose of its presence on your blog explained. Contact me if you are unsure about what to do. We will also be doing more analysis of film language in class.
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