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Discuss how the director of the film Empire of the Sun uses images, sound, music and dialogue to develop the story line and explore themes, as well as to create atmosphere.
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" Discuss how the director of the film Empire of the Sun uses images, sound, music and dialogue to develop the story line and explore themes, as well as to create atmosphere " Steven Spielberg's film The Empire of the Sun, based on J G Ballard's novel, follows the experience of James (Jim) Graham during the siege of Shanghai by the Japanese during the Pacific War of the 1940's. The film utilises a number of cinematographic effects so as to create atmosphere and depth, and successfully reaches viewers' emotions. The film successfully employs imagery as a means for creating atmosphere. Throughout the film, underlying parallels can be observed, linking situations to other similar scenarios, which occur earlier in the film. In addition to imagery, music and sound affects are also central to the viewer's overall appreciation of this film, and constitute an important part of the overall result. Characterisation, as...
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