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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou - Week 5

 This week in film class, we watch Wes Anderson's, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. I thought it was a different start to a film because it started with them in the theatre viewing the first part of their documentary. I thought the movie was not bad, and it was cool to see his style as a director because I have never seen a Wes Anderson film before. I feel like after watching this film, you can get an idea of what type of style he uses in his films. Something that I think is cool that Wes Anderson incorporated into this film was his different uses of "Mise en Scene" techniques throughout every shot in his movie.

One of the ways that "Mise en Scene" was incorporated into this film is through the very limited colors he choose to use. By using these same color patterns throughout each frame in the movie, it helped him tie  together both the plot and the different characters. I liked how Anderson wanted to create a strong plot line with his characters by creating that sense of unity through his color choices. I think that the colors really added to the film and made it more enjoyable for me to watch. In one of my favorite scenes of the film, the view of the jaguar shark because it was a bright yellow and I thought it was cool how you could see it floating through the darkness of the water.



In class before viewing this film, we watched a video with some of Wes Anderson's clips from his movies and one of the themes that I thought of from all of his films was family. I think this film represents family in how it depicts the development of Steve and Ned's relationship throughout the course of the film. It shows how Ned meets Steve and they realize that they are father and son. Then, Steve invites Ned to be part of his crew that is going on this journey to find this jaguar shark. Throughout the journey, it shows that Ned and Steve are starting to become closer despite a few fights. One of the greatest scenes in the movie is when Steve decides that Ned can call him "Papa Steve". When Ned died, it was quite a shock and you could see just how hurt Steve was. 

I thought that this film had a lot of surprise elements, which I thought was great. It was so interesting to see a film that I have never seen before because it allows me to view other types of movie styles. I can't wait to continue exploring different types and styles of films in this class.

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  1. dr. kyburzSeptember 26, 2022 at 7:33 AM

    I'm glad you got so much out of it, Grace! I do wish we had better screening quality. Seeing Anderson's films in a big theater with excellent lighting and sound is so vital, but we do what we can do :)

    Frankly, after finishing the film in Wentz with all the rushign around, I felt like Stevsie by the end of our screening! LMK, and I'll send you a red beanie and a Speedo! :)

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