Wednesday 13 March 2013

'Dreamcatcher' Analysis

The 2003 film adaptation of Stephen King's novel was directed by Lawrence Kasdam.

In the opening sequence there is a cold theme depicting that it is in a cold country. The title, DVD cover and woodlands in the title sequence suggest it's set in Northern American.
The opening has a blue colour masks on it giving it a sci-fi feel and connoting death. The shots merge together through close up shots, they almost look as if they are being looked at through a microscope creating the feel of them being analysed. In these shots we see bones, teeth, a dream catcher, icicles, feathers and more, some of which is unidentifiable.

In the last shot at 2.38, a play with light creates an UFO shape in the sky foreshadowing the alien invasion later on in the film. The fast bird's eye view shots at 2.31 panning through the Northern American also helps link in with the UFO, as it feels like a point of view shot from a UFO as we quickly flying over the forests.

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