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A 5 page paper which examines the film’s use of mise-en-scene and symbolism. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Night Shyamalan that recognize film is an art form that can be used in different ways to appeal to the senses and to shape viewers perceptions about what they see
or what they think they are seeing. Instead of relying on weighty dialogue or nonstop action sequences, Shyamalan utilizes the camera to tell his story and to share his
cinematic vision. His compelling 2000 film, Unbreakable, like its blockbuster predecessor The Sixth Sense, is a study in the power of symbolism, and returns filmmaking to the roots of
what it was intended to be - a thought-provoking and emotional medium. The technique the French dubbed mise-en-scene is a process by which the director stages a scene for obvious
visual effect, and is typically comprised of a single take or long shot, in which there is little in the way of choppy editing, and a subtle manipulation of lighting
for dramatic impact. The camera is painstakingly choreographed so that it effortlessly moves over the setting to evoke a particular emotional response from the audience or force them to
pause and reflect on they are seeing. It is the way of constructing a visual narrative and enables the director to use the camera in the same way as
an author uses words for both aesthetic and textural purposes. There are two particularly effective mise-en-scenes in Unbreakable that are instrumental in developing the perceptions of the viewers.
First, there is a scene early in the film in which the protagonist, a football stadium security guard named David Dunn (played by Bruce Willis), is on a train, returning
home from a job interview. During the course of a four-minute, uncut scene, David attempts to pick up an attractive girl who is seated next to him (Petrie A
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