Blancanieves

Very early in the film, I found a sequence that I really enjoyed. These short few pictures are right before a very tragic event and they are the best way to warn you about what is about to happen. We have the man, offering his love and devotion to his wife and unborn child. He tosses her the hat, which she misses and it lands on the ground. She is very uneasy about what he's trying to accomplish and clutches her locket in her hand. The last picture is a reflection of the bull charging at the man in the camera.

From this short sequence, we can all assume that something horrible is about to happen. The man shows very strong love by dedicating his strength to his family. When she misses the hat and it lands on the ground, it could be a warning that he too will fall. My favorite screenshot is of the woman clutching her locket. We see her wedding ring and inside the locket, a picture of her husband. It's a beautiful image because she doesn't want to let go of him and doesn't want anything bad to happen to him. The significance of her holding the locket is strong, but I believe it's stronger because of the wedding ring. Lastly, I chose not to show the last screenshot I took because it was the impact. I believe that camera is an amazing shot that we experience for only a split second (it took about six tries to pause it at that one second to get the shot). Not only is it an awesome close-up shot of the camera, but we see the reflection of the bull charging. We can see the trouble about to happen, but it's obstructed by the lens. I find it an amazing shot.

Besides the significance of the scene, it is extremely foreboding to a very serious event. The man obviously gets very badly injured and carries the story on.