Movie Analysis: Sarah Ashburn And Mullins
1. OPENING IMAGE (1) → should match the final image
i.e. ... The opening image grabs the attention of the audience, setting the tone, mood, and style of the movie and giving them a start pointing for the main character – this is so we can see how far they have come by the end.
I think ... Yes, it works!
Evidence ... [0:00:00 - 0:02:43] The raid starts the movie with action – grabbing attention – letting the audience know this movie will be a cop movie. Furthermore, it becomes clear that this will be a comedy when we see how condescending the main character Sarah Ashburn (Sandra Bullock) is and how the other agents react to her. In that same vein, the opening image introduces us to Ashburn as the primary character; a cocky FBI …show more content…
[0:31:42 - 0:33:37] The friendship the blooms between Ashburn and Mullins qualifies as the B story. It begins when they go into Mullins’ apartment, bond over guns and discuss Mullins’ family.
8. FUN AND GAMES (30-55)
i.e. ... Fun and games is as simple as it sounds; it’s the section when the progression of the plot is not the main concerns, but the lighter antics of the main character are brought to light to answer the question “why did I come see this movie?”
I think ... Yes, it works!
Evidence ... [0:33:37 - 1:00:11] The club scene is a large portion of this section in which Ashburn and Mullins are quite literally playing games of deception and having fun trying to bug a bad guys phone. In this section the audience also meets Mullins’ family and Ashburn’s coworker asks her out (and is turned down) twice.
9. MIDPOINT (55) → should have a matching point at All is Lost
i.e. ... The midpoint is where the stakes are raised and there is either an up (false peak) or a down (the character’s world collapses).
I think ... Yes, it works!
Evidence ... [1:00:12 - 1:05:08] Ashburn and Mullins experience a false peak when they capture Larkin’s right-hand man Julian and it seems as if they are moments away from knowing how to get to
i.e. ... The opening image grabs the attention of the audience, setting the tone, mood, and style of the movie and giving them a start pointing for the main character – this is so we can see how far they have come by the end.
I think ... Yes, it works!
Evidence ... [0:00:00 - 0:02:43] The raid starts the movie with action – grabbing attention – letting the audience know this movie will be a cop movie. Furthermore, it becomes clear that this will be a comedy when we see how condescending the main character Sarah Ashburn (Sandra Bullock) is and how the other agents react to her. In that same vein, the opening image introduces us to Ashburn as the primary character; a cocky FBI …show more content…
[0:31:42 - 0:33:37] The friendship the blooms between Ashburn and Mullins qualifies as the B story. It begins when they go into Mullins’ apartment, bond over guns and discuss Mullins’ family.
8. FUN AND GAMES (30-55)
i.e. ... Fun and games is as simple as it sounds; it’s the section when the progression of the plot is not the main concerns, but the lighter antics of the main character are brought to light to answer the question “why did I come see this movie?”
I think ... Yes, it works!
Evidence ... [0:33:37 - 1:00:11] The club scene is a large portion of this section in which Ashburn and Mullins are quite literally playing games of deception and having fun trying to bug a bad guys phone. In this section the audience also meets Mullins’ family and Ashburn’s coworker asks her out (and is turned down) twice.
9. MIDPOINT (55) → should have a matching point at All is Lost
i.e. ... The midpoint is where the stakes are raised and there is either an up (false peak) or a down (the character’s world collapses).
I think ... Yes, it works!
Evidence ... [1:00:12 - 1:05:08] Ashburn and Mullins experience a false peak when they capture Larkin’s right-hand man Julian and it seems as if they are moments away from knowing how to get to