Group B Blog Post

In the movie, Midnight in Paris, a particular scene that was interesting was 31:50. In this scene, Gil is with Inez and he is trying to show her where he goes at night, back to the 20s. Gil is clearly on the right side of the screen while Inez is on the left. Since right is usually associated with good and left is more bad, this is reflective of how Inez is the negative part of the relationship. The body movements are also very clear in the scene. Inez is playing with her hair in an angry way, her hand motions are directed left negatively and she has her arms crossed in a very negative way. This makes Gil look much better because he is calmer and not as stressed. It is clear she does not believe him or trust him or really enjoy the relationship at that moment.

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  1. Ben MyersNovember 22, 2018 at 3:36 PM

    It is interesting that we see Gil as good and Inez as bad because of the directors portrayals of them in the frames. If Inez was on the right and Gil was on the left, do you think we would see them the same way, or would we see Gil as someone who can’t recognize that his significant other doesn’t trust or understand him?

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  2. AnonymousNovember 25, 2018 at 7:33 AM

    The way the director uses simple movements such as Ines playing with her hair aggressively to set the tone of each character of the movie individually in each scene. I often play with my hair when uncomfortable, although I never notice this much detail when watching a movie casually. Last week's discussion sparked my interest in film criticism not because I have any credentials or care to take these movies any better, but it is interesting to see the fine details that give away hints to the movie that are naked to the casually-watching eye. It is interesting however, that even though Ines is the one playing with her hair, Gil is having an internal conflict as a result of a possibly mismatch with Ines, but he keeps his facial expressions generally calm.

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