The Fly Analysis

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The Fly

Narrative


  • Getaway driver bothered by fly while waiting
  • Fly in antagonist role
  • linear narrative
  • story driven by man's reaction to the fly

Genre


  • dark comedy
  • humour from pain of criminal main character
  • everything that happens to him comes from his own actions, therefore the pain and destruction is humorous rather than tragic

Representation


  • urban area
  • working class
  • white middle aged man
  • leather jacket creates rebel persona
  • representation of a criminal as angry and revenge based, not thinking
    • easy to lose temper

Audience


  • disgust and shock from scene of toothpick going through lip
    • micro elements used to exaggerate event for more shock
  • positioned with criminal in that it is through his perspective, but not morally supporting
  • others seperated from audience by mask

Micro Elements


  • only sound at the start, no visuals
    • sound bridge
  • fast paced editing
    • emphasises the fly annoying him
  • ambient noise of traffic and shots of building places film in urban location
  • crosscutting to crime scene juxtaposes what should be the more peaceful job with the criminal activity within the bank
  • violence unseen, depicted through the screams
  • fly generally represents corruption and rot

    • could represent own moral decay of the criminal lifestyle will lead to their own eventual downfall
  • scream volume emphasised to indicate level of pain
  • orange tone
  • editing pace increases with physical activity of main character, when attacking the fly is very fast
  • shows a lot of blood from toothpick bit to create disgust in the audience.

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