Migrain Analysis Of Part 6 Of My Text. . .

This is a scene from resident evil extinctions, in this scene the survivors are getting attacked by several crows and Alice who is the main character of the film comes to rescue them. The crows have connotations of evil and they are seen as the enemy to the survivors and the heroine of the film(Milla Jovovich). There are a variety of different shots used in this scene which include close ups mainly to emphasis the facial expressions of the characters e.g. Ashanti who looks shocked and terrified, this adds to the suspense and keeps the audience engaged. There are also high angles were the camera is looking down on the female characters, this could suggest that the females are inferior and that evil is more powerful. There is a use of both high key lighting and low key lighting therefore it creates different effects as the low key lighting create darker tones which adds emphasis on the horror and thriller genre of the film and conforms to it. There music in the scene is medium paced, and creates suspense to and also there's screams of the female characters which could present them as weak and could reinforce the stereotypes associated with females. To add to the tension and suspense of the scene the director chooses to use fast paced edits, therefore there is a lot of jump cuts. Under the original title of Resident Evil: Afterlife. Shortly after, the film and another planned sequel were officially announced by Sony Screen Gems on June 13, 2005. On November 7, 2005, Davis Film, Constantin Film and Screen Gems announced their distribution rights worldwide. The film was advertised on posters, television, Internet and cinemas. Constantin Film Distribution GmbH was founded by Waldfried Barthel and Preben Philipsen in April 1950 in Frankfurt, Germany. On December 21, 1964, the name of the company was changed to Constantin Film GmbH. The film was distributed through various ways, e.g. cinema, television, Internet, etc The genre of the film is mainly horror/ thriller/ sci-fi and action, therefore it is a hybrid as it consists of a mix of genres. the scene is conforming to the genre as it creates suspense and there is also action where the characters are fighting against the crows which are attacking them. There is also a use of guns in the film which add to the action aspect of it. The main representation which i would be looking at is of the female characters. In this scene of the film they are represented in two ways, firstly as powerful and strong and also as weak, which can be used for the other side of my argument. Characters such as Ashanti and Ali Larter and the main protagonist of the film Milla Jovovich are portrayed as strong, mainly through the action parts of the film where they are fighting and their weapons are used as a symbol of power. This representation would be seen as positive mainly because of the fact that previously females were represented as powerless and weak, on the other hand other female characters subvert those stereotypes e.g. when the girl starts screaming and the male character runs to save her, this suggests that males are still more powerful and that the females still need rescuing. Near the end of the scene it shows a long shot of Milla Jovovich looking up at the sky which is al fire. The fire could connote danger however she is presented as strong as the is fighting against that, and this is shown where the camera pans around her suggesting that she is the main focus and that she is the heroine of the film who will "save the day". The primary target audience for the film could be males mainly because they would be interested in the genre which is action, how ever we can also say that the primary audience is females as the protagonist of the film is a female. Therefore the audience could aspire to be like her, from the way she is represented which is powerful, independent and strong. Thus the film would be appealing to both genders. In a way the expectations of the audience i believe are fulfilled, this is because the film conforms to its generic conventions e.g. through the fighting and the propps used e.g. guns. The film can be seen as a success to woman to a active audience due to the reason that they are represented positively however a passive audience may not think this and may believe that woman are still being objectified. The main ideology behind this scene could be that the on screen roles of woman have changed and it could be challenging the stereotypes that females would usually be associated with, due to the reason that they are seen more physically stronger in the scene as they are fighting. On the other hand feminists would argue that they are objectified through aspects such as their clothing which is rather revealing and tight. The main purpose of the scene would be to entertain the audience as it creates suspense and keeps them engaged.
The main narrative theory which could be applied to this clip is Propps theory. Alica (Milla Jovovich) is seen as the hero/heroine of the film who saves the survivors, this is seen near to the end of the clip. We can also apply Levi Strauss's Binary oppositions theory, for example good vs evil, e.g. the crows are seen as the villain in this scene and Alice the heroine who saves the other characters, there's also a contrast in light and dark, there are some dark tones and some light ones. This particular scene follows a linear narrative however the whole film is non linear as it contains flashbacks to the other sequels e.g.resident evil 2.