desserts analysis

‘Desserts’ (1998) analysisHolly Hosler-White

Editing• Towards the end of the film, we see

the character being hooked and dragged out to sea. From this point the shots have very short, fast edits. These were most likely to be used to show the characters panic at that time, creating a sense of worry & shock in the audience.

Camera• The first shot of the film, which is one of

very few, is a realism shot of the character walking down the beach. We see that the beach is empty and we see no other people at all during the entire film. I feel this implies the character is quite a lonely and isolated character, due to his settings, but perhaps also his personality, as the ending could connote that the character may be greedy and over-curious.

Mise-en-scene

• The colour scheme of the film is very neutral and bland, perhaps showing the blandness of the characters life due to his apparent isolation.

Sound• Eerie music is played from the start of the of the

film and throughout, this non-digetic sound creates an atmosphere of almost fear and mystery for the audience and gives the audience a hint of the genre, which is mystery and thriller.

ideology

• I feel the ideology of this film is to almost criticise the curiosity and greediness of human nature, and the fact that the curiosity can take a turn for the worse. I also feel that is could be a nod to the idea of people becoming ‘hooked’ or addicted to something that comes as a surprise or is different to your everyday life.