Exploring How Genre and Narrative Features Create Meaning...

Exploring How Genre and Narrative Features Create Meaning and Generate Audience Response in Twelve Monkeys Twelve Monkeys was directed by Terry Gilliam and released in 1995. Gilliam has written and directed many films including Jabberwocky and the hit Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, which starred many major actors, including Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro and Tobey Maguire. Fear and Loathing follows a journalist and his lawyer as they embark on a drug-fuelled search for the American dream. This film is similar to Twelve Monkeys in that both are removed from reality and infer a strong sense of surrealism through the way they are presented. In Twelve Monkeys this is done to embed a sense†¦show more content†¦What connection does the couple have to the young boy? Will the young boy be the protagonist of the film or is his appearance irrelevant? Gilliam incorporates this purposeful mystery to give us our first taste of the thriller element to the film. During the final shot of the boys face we begin to hear a woman calling out names, this voice does not seem to belong in the current scene, and it doesnt. The camera cuts to the face of a rugged, sleeping man. We have changed time and place suddenly which immediately serves to confuse the audience. Cole, James is the next name that the female voice shouts and the man awakes suddenly. He appears to be lying in some kind of metal cage on a hammock-style bed. Turning to the cage next to him, his friend tells him that they were naming volunteers and called your name. This sentence confirms that the first man we saw is James Cole. He sighs, rolls his eyes and heaves himself out of his bed. The friends continue to talk. Cole speaks of how none of the volunteers ever come back. The camera shows us a high angle shot of hundreds of other cages like Coles. One man is being lifted out of his cage by a large hook and we guess that he is one of the volunteers. The place is dark and we suspect it is underground, as the only light in the place is artificial. It is clear that this world is not the world thatShow MoreRelatedReality Is Broken Summary14202 Words   |  57 PagesREALITY IS BROKEN | WHY GAMES MAKE US BETTER AND HOW THEY CAN CHANGE THE WORLD | JANE MCGONIGAL | Summary Zhang Huijing Fashion Marketing English 2nd Year We always regard â€Å"GAMES† as â€Å"pastimes†, but in reality the functions of games are more than that. First Part_ Introduction: Reality is broken Games have had enough of reality. You are one of gamers or you definitely know some of them. Who are the gamers? From different professions, ages of people could be the gamers. They play