The main focus of this frame is Agatha. She looks very angelic with the light coming from behind her. Personally, I am really drawn to her face and more specifically her eyes. She appears in the foreground of the frame and the light is coming from behind her. She is placed to the left side of the frame; I think to show the all of the light that is coming from behind her and to her right. Agatha looks like she is very concentrated and thinking about something. She appears to be having a vision and the light coming from behind her symbolizes realization or a breakthrough. Her face is fully illuminated where as in most of the movie only half of people’s faces have been lit up. Most people’s faces who were only partially lit up ended up to be bad people and here Agatha looks very pure, showing that she is an ally and good person. The shot is a close up of Agatha, which was a good choice because there isn’t much else that needs to be shown in this shot. Her face and the light really says it all. You really see nothing else in this shot; no clothes, no furniture and you really can’t tell the location. Her face barely even has any makeup on. All of these choices really just add to the purity of Agatha and the shot.
Meg: the shot is simple in some ways, but so interesting -- I particularly like how you mentioned that not having background items is key in the shot.
ReplyDeleteHere's a question I have, though: you mentioned that "Most people’s faces who were only partially lit up ended up to be bad people." Can you give an example? Anderton's face is half-lit in some shots -- is he a "bad" person?
Hi Meg!!
ReplyDeleteI agree that this shot defines Agatha's purity because of it shows only neutral colors. Although she is looking into the future in this particular shot, she looks like she is all about the present. By just looking at her face, it looks like she is taking a deep breath, which means that she is focusing on the now. Her head is even tilted a little upwards, which symbolizes confidence and independence. She has been trapped as a Precog, and now that she looks like a normal human, she takes advantage of this experience and becomes someone else.