The Matrix
Soundtrack
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Diegetic sounds of a high pitched ringing when the
numbers are all changing at the beginning. This high pitched sound gives the
effect of uneasiness on the audience as it slowly gets louder, as the camera pans
closer to the numbers. This lets the audience know that numbers and code are
paying an important factor in the movie. The effect of the noise warping as you
go through the numbers, show they are the most important feature of the opening
and the sound revolves around them.
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Diegetic sounds of guns loading before this woman. This
gives the effect of real danger for this woman. As there are multiple guns
loaded and aimed at her. This sound draws attention and danger to the guns,
making the audience feel the presence of them not just in the movie. This helps
bring fear into not only into the film, but into the audience as well.
Camera work
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The slow upward pan towards the female characters
face, this shows her to be the main protagonist as she is the only face we have
spent more than one second with. The use of making us spend time with her,
brings us closer to the character. This also makes us root for this character
from then on, helping the audience feel the fear she has, as she is in real
danger.
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The high angle shot of all the police cars outside the
hotel, this shot really solidifies how serious this situation is. There were
around seven police cars there, making the audience realise this is a serious
crime. This draws the audience to watch on as they will want to know what this
girl doing that is caused this much of a commotion.
Mise en scene
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The opening set as a dark gloomy hallway, this hallway
has low hanging wires that are very dangerous looking, making the audience fear
why these police are risking a dangerous situation, what is so important? The hallway
has not lights, maybe showing the lack of good in that space. The walls are
grey and dripping with water and mould. This is very off putting to the
audience and lets them know through foreshadowing this is not a light movie.
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The two men that enter outside the hotel are in all
black suits, this is very different to the other officials there. The police
are all in uniform and seem quite taken aback by these men. The black suits and
black sunglasses hide the face of these characters, meaning we do not attach or
root for them when we first see them. They have a wire ear piece, meaning they
are on official business, this is making the situation at this hotel more
important. This wire also means the men could be being told what to do, so we
do not trust them at first.
Editing
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At the beginning there is a stream of EFX, in the form
of green numbers quickly all changing across the screen. This gives the effect
of coding through the screen. This sets the theme of the film as linked with
computers, and coding. The code is always changing throughout, making the
audience uneasy as the code looks as if it’s being changed.
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In the opening scene of police wandering through the
hotel, there are lots of fast cuts. The use of quick cuts and changing gives
the effect of intensity in the police. And action are they are quickly moving
around and knocking down doors. This makes us feel as if we are wandering in
the dark with these men. However we do not trust them as they are not spending much
time on screen. And not one of their faces is shown for longer than half a
second.
