Dec 9, 2011

ORDINARY PEOPLE (Robert Redford, 1980)



He who sows the wind shall reap the whirlwind.
Everybody can have a complicated life, even ordinary people. Dealing with the death of a son and the try of suicide of the other is not something easy to overcome. But, sometimes, it is nobody's fault and the only possible thing to do is to share all you have, included your love, with the people who are next to you, and not to do just the opposite. Because people who love you are not the guilty of your sadness or your misfortune. Therefore, it is better to be with them rather than against them.



The use of the composition in this movie is fantastic in the way it perfectly represents how the characters are related to each others. There is a scene where the two parents and the son appear together, dinning in the same table.



The composition used for this clip, as well as the lack of light show to the spectators that something is wrong without having seen the whole movie. That is why the use of mise-en-scène is really well thought in this movie in order to show not only what exactly is happening but also how the characters feel and the hurt they are living. That's why most of the shots are mainly dark.

On the other hand, editing is also important in the building of this movie since not everything is happen at the same time. I mean, at the end of the movie there are some flashbacks that help to understand what is going on, and also to know the reasons why the son tried to kill himself.

In my opinion, even though it is an old movie, it is a really good one. It is quite hard, from my point of view, but I think it is in general very well done. The story narrated is not easy in terms of the difficulties lived by the family, but its representation and the role of the actors is also really well played.

Therefore, I strongly recommend you to see it. You will not regret.

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