The Killing picture analysis

From this image from a point in the killing, it's an extreme close up shot where the girl is vulnerable and showing fear. The narrative structure is thriller and a mystery. Mise en scene- blood all over her face, her hair's a mess which shows struggle and lots of violence. She is in a dangerous position. The light has been shined on her face by the artificial light which is meant to be the airplane signifying her purity and innocence but also letting the audience get a look at her. we feel sympathy as the audience. the sound goes to a sudden silence from the tense music which makes us feel hope for her to be safe and allow us to take in all that she has been through. The light on her makes her look like an angel foreshadowing she will die. Also the diegetic sound at this moment of the airplane is a representation of her going away into death as it fades and goes away

                                                                                                                                                                In this picture it it very dark and gloomy giving a danger feeling showing the girl as running away from a killer. This is an establishing shot and in this moment there is continuity editing. However we see the young girl fall which is a reminder of Laura mulveys theory male gaze. She is a very stereotypical vulnerable girl running from something scary and always making mistakes such as tripping portraying her weakness. In addition she is wearing no shoes which gives us the impression she was wearing heels (another stereotypical feminine trait) and had to take them off in order to carry on running, putting her at a disadvantage running barefoot. this moment is also fairly quiet, allowing us to watch and focus on her struggle as she buckles making us feel sympathetic

Another part of the scene was the girls struggle to walk through the water. this was diegetic sound. This demonstrates how out of control, desperate, scared the girl is compared to the killer who we hear nothing from. links to Strauss- binary opposition. The scene is an establishing shot. Even her falling yet again adds to how weak she is as a person, implying she is gonna die