The mise-en-scene of the film is set in a factory working environment for the working class male, the fact that the factory has alot of men working in the factory and leaving together suggests that the factory is the centre of the community. The men smoking ciggarettes shows that smoking was a trademark for the working class male in those times. Dark lighting represents the dullness of the area which shows the area is not highly developed. The scene in the pub shows how the people in the pub are care free and like to get drunk. The use of bicycles suggests that the working class male could not afford cars as their pay was of substantial differnce from the middle and upper class male.
In the beginning of the film we see a bustling factory, with men hard at work. This instantly shows the audience that the film is set in a working class environment. This is confirmed when the workers leave work on foot or push bikes to get home to what the audience can see as ‘working – class’ terraced homes. The constant smoking by the characters gives the impression that smoking was common for the Working Class Male. The way in which the men leave for work, hurriedly on foot or push-bikes, the audience can see that they want to leave the working week behind to enjoy their weekend. The passing of cars shows that to own a car people had to be quite well off and that the workers in the factory do not have the money to own such a luxury. If we then look to Arthur Seaton’s home and neighbourhood it is clear to see that he is from a working class background. His house is small in a line of small terraced houses. In the street children are playing whilst their mothers look on, gossiping about the other neighbours. Arthur’s house is small and the kitchen and living room open into each other. From what we can see of Arthur is that he works to earn enough money to give to his Mother for house-keep and the rest is disposable income used at the weekend in the pub. If we then look to the pub we see a bustling environment full of people enjoying their weekend. It seems to be full of the working class, with those that may seem higher disrespected. Arthur seems to go to the pub for the sole reason to get drunk and openly drinks a number of pints as quickly as possible before closing time. From what we can see form all the areas shown at the beginning of the film is that they are all a Working Class environment and easily recognisable as that, the working class people in the film are also just as easy to distinguish. The message given through the mise en scene is that the men are hard workers when it needs to be done, but when it is time for the weekend their happy to leave work till the next week.
The mise-en-scene of the film is set in a factory working environment for the working class male, the fact that the factory has alot of men working in the factory and leaving together suggests that the factory is the centre of the community. The men smoking ciggarettes shows that smoking was a trademark for the working class male in those times. Dark lighting represents the dullness of the area which shows the area is not highly developed. The scene in the pub shows how the people in the pub are care free and like to get drunk. The use of bicycles suggests that the working class male could not afford cars as their pay was of substantial differnce from the middle and upper class male.
ReplyDeleteIn the beginning of the film we see a bustling factory, with men hard at work. This instantly shows the audience that the film is set in a working class environment. This is confirmed when the workers leave work on foot or push bikes to get home to what the audience can see as ‘working – class’ terraced homes. The constant smoking by the characters gives the impression that smoking was common for the Working Class Male. The way in which the men leave for work, hurriedly on foot or push-bikes, the audience can see that they want to leave the working week behind to enjoy their weekend. The passing of cars shows that to own a car people had to be quite well off and that the workers in the factory do not have the money to own such a luxury. If we then look to Arthur Seaton’s home and neighbourhood it is clear to see that he is from a working class background. His house is small in a line of small terraced houses. In the street children are playing whilst their mothers look on, gossiping about the other neighbours. Arthur’s house is small and the kitchen and living room open into each other. From what we can see of Arthur is that he works to earn enough money to give to his Mother for house-keep and the rest is disposable income used at the weekend in the pub. If we then look to the pub we see a bustling environment full of people enjoying their weekend. It seems to be full of the working class, with those that may seem higher disrespected. Arthur seems to go to the pub for the sole reason to get drunk and openly drinks a number of pints as quickly as possible before closing time. From what we can see form all the areas shown at the beginning of the film is that they are all a Working Class environment and easily recognisable as that, the working class people in the film are also just as easy to distinguish. The message given through the mise en scene is that the men are hard workers when it needs to be done, but when it is time for the weekend their happy to leave work till the next week.
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