I think it was a good idea to show this movie in class. I really enjoyed the different camera movements and positions. Especially the beginning where the viewer looks down onto the houses is an interesting point of view. And all theses close-ups, where the camera goes with the movement of the people like when they are walking on the street after they decided to move in the apartment set me into the story. The scene where they are sitting on the floor of the apartment and eating their first meal has a lot of atmosphere. The camera position and the hushed lighting makes this scene totally authentic. What I recognized about the sound is the situation when she comes into the building followed by her husband and the doctor. In this scene plays the music a huge role - it makes it excisting.
To the story: from the first beginning, the old lady was super mysterious. I think everybody knew that something is wrong with her. She played the character pretty well. I liked her whole image, especially when she is handling her glasses. This diner-situation when she is eating the cake makes me really scared. She is looking so weird.
The crazy ritual part where she gets raped is so creepy. I can't believe how oblivious she was to all the weird things going on. It seems like it took her forever to catch on. I thought for sure the husband was a witch too. "Hail Satan!!" I was hoping she would of stabbed the demon baby with her knife, or strangle the thing.
Some of the quotes were pretty weird. "I'm sorry my little darling." The old woman was hilarious, even though she was a witch she was awesome.
First of all, I agree with Ashley about Mia Farrow not realizing anything sooner. She had wayyyy too much trust in these other people. The second I saw the old couple walking down the street, I knew there was something wrong about them. The person they were living with just fell out of a window and died and their reactions to it were so strange. They didn't seem upset or sad at all.
The dream sequences were really interesting how they tied in reality with the dream. For example the camera starts out on the bed and the camera begins to move back and forth. Then it cuts to the ocean and the bed is now floating on the ocean. I liked how the camera mimicked the feeling of being on the ocean. The transitions from reality to dreaming were interesting because they weren't instant cuts, they were slow, moving from real to dream-like.
I absolutely loved the shots where the camera was placed outside of a room and made it look like the viewer was peeking in. Then when a figure was in the room, they either were cut off and not exposing their face, or they were completely hidden. It was like they were keeping a secret from me, but instead they were keeping secrets from Farrow's character.
At first I was a little frustrated with the ending, but not as much anymore because I've thought about it. Immediately after watching it, I was a little annoyed how Farrow didn't want to kill Satan's spawn. But now, looking back, I realized the ending is more open ended then I previously thought. It is possible she is faking this motherly affection to gain the others' trust to get close with the child and then kill it. However, it is possible she does care for it even though it is the son of Satan because she is the mother. I like that the audience can't know for sure.
I think it was a good idea to show this movie in class. I really enjoyed the different camera movements and positions. Especially the beginning where the viewer looks down onto the houses is an interesting point of view. And all theses close-ups, where the camera goes with the movement of the people like when they are walking on the street after they decided to move in the apartment set me into the story. The scene where they are sitting on the floor of the apartment and eating their first meal has a lot of atmosphere. The camera position and the hushed lighting makes this scene totally authentic.
ReplyDeleteWhat I recognized about the sound is the situation when she comes into the building followed by her husband and the doctor. In this scene plays the music a huge role - it makes it excisting.
To the story: from the first beginning, the old lady was super mysterious. I think everybody knew that something is wrong with her. She played the character pretty well. I liked her whole image, especially when she is handling her glasses. This diner-situation when she is eating the cake makes me really scared. She is looking so weird.
The crazy ritual part where she gets raped is so creepy. I can't believe how oblivious she was to all the weird things going on. It seems like it took her forever to catch on. I thought for sure the husband was a witch too. "Hail Satan!!" I was hoping she would of stabbed the demon baby with her knife, or strangle the thing.
ReplyDeleteSome of the quotes were pretty weird. "I'm sorry my little darling." The old woman was hilarious, even though she was a witch she was awesome.
First of all, I agree with Ashley about Mia Farrow not realizing anything sooner. She had wayyyy too much trust in these other people. The second I saw the old couple walking down the street, I knew there was something wrong about them. The person they were living with just fell out of a window and died and their reactions to it were so strange. They didn't seem upset or sad at all.
ReplyDeleteThe dream sequences were really interesting how they tied in reality with the dream. For example the camera starts out on the bed and the camera begins to move back and forth. Then it cuts to the ocean and the bed is now floating on the ocean. I liked how the camera mimicked the feeling of being on the ocean. The transitions from reality to dreaming were interesting because they weren't instant cuts, they were slow, moving from real to dream-like.
I absolutely loved the shots where the camera was placed outside of a room and made it look like the viewer was peeking in. Then when a figure was in the room, they either were cut off and not exposing their face, or they were completely hidden. It was like they were keeping a secret from me, but instead they were keeping secrets from Farrow's character.
At first I was a little frustrated with the ending, but not as much anymore because I've thought about it. Immediately after watching it, I was a little annoyed how Farrow didn't want to kill Satan's spawn. But now, looking back, I realized the ending is more open ended then I previously thought. It is possible she is faking this motherly affection to gain the others' trust to get close with the child and then kill it. However, it is possible she does care for it even though it is the son of Satan because she is the mother. I like that the audience can't know for sure.