Adam's A Level Film blog

GCE A Level Film –FM4 9 June 2017 Adam Picton 5) ‘Deeper issues can get lost in films that offer such a strong cinematic experience.’ How far is this true of the films you have studied for this topic? (35) My case studies for this topic all cover rather serious issues, and some choose to tackle that subject manner in a stylistic way. This can be either to amplify the subject matter itself or to simply make the film more cinematically pleasing. In La Haine (1995, Matthieu Kassovitz), one of the most notable cinematic decisions was to shoot the entire film in black and white, or rather, to change it to monotone in post-production. I don’t believe this takes away from the impact of the issues in La Haine at all. In fact, it amplifies it to a great degree. It’s a metaphor that’s present in the entire movie. The world is in black and white. Everyone is segregated by colour and class and there’s no compromise. Kassovitz is also no stranger to cinematic references, such as th