The Vow Of Chastity: Film Analysis

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The “Vow of Chastity” clearly reveals Dogme movement’s significances as a resistance force against Hollywood domination in film market from three aspects: rejecting the Hollywood tradition of illusions created by high-technology and further suggesting “zero aesthetic” in the technical aspects; the realism in narrative, which could be seen as a reaction against Hollywood superficial stories; auther film and individualism which are big selling points in Hollywood are restricted. Technically, from rule 1-5 and rule 9, it is obvious that high technology and special effects in shooting are forbidden and all the technical aids are not allowed in Dogme films to increase purity and authenticity. This could be seen as a reaction to the fascinating artificial …show more content…

Compared to the sophisticated shots of the Hollywood film, the Idiots shows a sign of low budget because the quality of image in The Idiots makes it look like an amateur’s work. The poor quality largely results from the use of hand-held camera. The Idiots does not strive to emphasise the beauty, which is shown clearly by excluding aesthetics that are supposed to attract the viewers. Shots are frequently out of focus especially when the camera chases the running actors or follows the actors’s fast movement. Besides, the images wobble throughout the film due to hand-held camera and the editing is comparatively abrupt. In the last scene when Karen goes back home, where every family member gathers together in the living room for afternoon tea, the camera moves around to give each character a close-up on their facial expressions, the hand-held camera pans dizzyingly, producing a poor quality scene. The camera shakes constantly as it zooms in when Karen tries to spass in front of her family and spilt a bit cake out of her mouth. On the whole, the poor quality of the film contrasts with the sophisticated, delicate Hollywood film that might be seen as a rejection towards Hollywood and provides another possible way to reduce technology involvement to pursue

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