Comparison Between Hamlet and Man on Fire
Media Analysis and Seminar : Hamlet and Man on Fire by Tony Scott
1.) One's disillusion and detachment from one's emotions from reality conflicts when the obsession with revenge overpowers, often leading to one's detriment.
2.) mise-en-scene : Man on Fire takes place in Latin America, Mexico. The wife screen shots helps to capture the essence and soul of Mexico.
Editing : The use of tremors advances the plot by creating a sense of fear, urgency,disillusion which helps to create a pulsating effect on the audience. This supports Scott's thesis that the obsession with revenge appears as a disillusion, whereby as Denzel Washington is seeking revenge for his young friend Pita Ramos, he goes to the extent of killing many people resulting in his own death.
3.) The use of light, particulary black and white contrast create an indignant, morose and bitter tone. Denzel Washington was hired to protect Pita and is infuriated when the kidnapping of Pita Ramos takes place. Aroused by this injustice, he exibits a a fierce determination to bring her back. As a result of the violence and harsh killings that he commits conveys a sense of anger and animosity, thus a morose tone.
4.) There are many parallels between Hamlet and Washington all though the way each character develops is rather different. There key motivations, aroused by injustice of their relationship with their loved one, leads them to be obsessed with the notion of revenge. In the beginning, Hamlet is asked to avenge his father's murderer. He is very hesitant and indecisive to act upon his father's request to kill Claudius. He was presented with the opportunity to kill Claudius but didn't kill him because he was praying asked for forgiveness and would go to heaven. Upon his return from England, Hamlet exhibits a change. He says,"O, from this time forth, my thoughts be bloody or be nothing worth." ( Act IV, scene V) This reveals Hamlet's determination to take revenge. On the contrary, Denzel
1.) One's disillusion and detachment from one's emotions from reality conflicts when the obsession with revenge overpowers, often leading to one's detriment.
2.) mise-en-scene : Man on Fire takes place in Latin America, Mexico. The wife screen shots helps to capture the essence and soul of Mexico.
Editing : The use of tremors advances the plot by creating a sense of fear, urgency,disillusion which helps to create a pulsating effect on the audience. This supports Scott's thesis that the obsession with revenge appears as a disillusion, whereby as Denzel Washington is seeking revenge for his young friend Pita Ramos, he goes to the extent of killing many people resulting in his own death.
3.) The use of light, particulary black and white contrast create an indignant, morose and bitter tone. Denzel Washington was hired to protect Pita and is infuriated when the kidnapping of Pita Ramos takes place. Aroused by this injustice, he exibits a a fierce determination to bring her back. As a result of the violence and harsh killings that he commits conveys a sense of anger and animosity, thus a morose tone.
4.) There are many parallels between Hamlet and Washington all though the way each character develops is rather different. There key motivations, aroused by injustice of their relationship with their loved one, leads them to be obsessed with the notion of revenge. In the beginning, Hamlet is asked to avenge his father's murderer. He is very hesitant and indecisive to act upon his father's request to kill Claudius. He was presented with the opportunity to kill Claudius but didn't kill him because he was praying asked for forgiveness and would go to heaven. Upon his return from England, Hamlet exhibits a change. He says,"O, from this time forth, my thoughts be bloody or be nothing worth." ( Act IV, scene V) This reveals Hamlet's determination to take revenge. On the contrary, Denzel