Techniques Used to Convey Meaning in The Fast and The Furious
"The Fast and The Furious" is a film based on stereotyping. The main
theme of the film is about a group of three cars that attack trucks in
America and a policeman is sent to race his car in street races to try
and find out who is stealing from the trucks. I am going to discuss
the techniques that the director, Rob Cohen, uses to convey his ideas
and meanings to his target audience during the first race scene.
During the race scene we see a lot of shots that cause anticipation to
be built up. An example of this is the first shot we view where we see
a long straight road that would be perfect for a road race and then we
see a highly modified car pull up with a revving engine. The camera
shows a close up of the engine. This type of camera work builds up
tension and anticipation because the viewer expects something exciting
to happen and is more likely to want to watch the film. This technique
allows the director to set the scene for most of the film because from
the moment of seeing the modified car the viewer knows that the main
basis of the scene will be around cars because we see a close up of a
car and this makes the car appear important.
The director implies that if you have a big fast car then you can get
a beautiful girl. The director shows this when a woman steps out of
the car in a short mini skirt and reveals a lot of her leg. The
director does this because he knows that his target audience will be
in the 13-30, male age group and seeing sexy women will appeal to
them. These types of shots will help sell the film and several of the
shots may cause the viewer t...
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...hat the racer is daring and that he does not fear
death or pain. Again this is attractive towards the viewer because the
viewer wants to see action and death defying deeds. This point also
applies towards the second point concerning the on board computer
showing a warning.
To conclude I believe that Rob Cohen has put his meanings across using
film language admirably. He has used subjects and objects that will
appeal to the target audience including cars, women and crime. These
three themes are the main basis of the film and Rob Cohen has
exploited these three themes so that his film will appeal to a larger
target audience. At the end of the day the film has to sell and this
film would have done very well at the box office because of the
relationship that is built between the viewer and what is going on
on-screen.
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