The Vanishing Movie Symbolism
Jeff, the main character of “The Vanishing,” is a man who has the urge to know what happened to Diane, and that can be easily despair if things do not go as planned. Rita, the new girlfriend of Jeff, it is really attach to Jeff. She will do anything that is needed to be next to Jeff. The relationship between Jeff and Rita seems to be normal in the beginning of the movie. The have their problems as a couple, yet they overcome their problems without any problem. It is like this until Rita cracks the code from the new book that Jeff is writing. At the beginning seems to be a normal kid’s book, but after the first paragraph the truth appears in front of her. Barney, the antagonist and killer, is a man who has a sloppy appearance. He has an iconic
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The flashbacks are clearly marked to avoid any unannounced jumps in the story, so the audience will know what to expect. The organization does not seem to affect the plot in a huge way, this make it clear how the story is being developed. The movie is both, action and dialogue directed. Actions and dialogues are important in equal levels to understand efficiently the plot, yet dialogues seem to be more dominant. The infinity symbol is mentioned and seen many times. This symbols helps Rita to defeat Barney in a key moment of the film.
Hollywood assumes that its audience like violence and typical happy endings. If we compare the weapons or objects used in both films, it is really easy to notice that the remake uses more “daily objects” as weapons in the fights. The happy ending is also part of the remake that does not appears in the original film. Dialogue as swearing, is also more predominant in the remake.
After seeing the original film, and knowing how Hollywood works, the final was easily predictable. It was easy to recognize when an important event is about to happen. The original film made me feel incomplete, whereas the remake made me feel kind of bored by the fact that I was able to predict the next move of the film. Even though the original film made me feel incomplete, I enjoyed it more than the
The flashbacks are clearly marked to avoid any unannounced jumps in the story, so the audience will know what to expect. The organization does not seem to affect the plot in a huge way, this make it clear how the story is being developed. The movie is both, action and dialogue directed. Actions and dialogues are important in equal levels to understand efficiently the plot, yet dialogues seem to be more dominant. The infinity symbol is mentioned and seen many times. This symbols helps Rita to defeat Barney in a key moment of the film.
Hollywood assumes that its audience like violence and typical happy endings. If we compare the weapons or objects used in both films, it is really easy to notice that the remake uses more “daily objects” as weapons in the fights. The happy ending is also part of the remake that does not appears in the original film. Dialogue as swearing, is also more predominant in the remake.
After seeing the original film, and knowing how Hollywood works, the final was easily predictable. It was easy to recognize when an important event is about to happen. The original film made me feel incomplete, whereas the remake made me feel kind of bored by the fact that I was able to predict the next move of the film. Even though the original film made me feel incomplete, I enjoyed it more than the