Death of a Salesman Film Analysis on Alex Segal
Alex Segal's, 1966 television adapted film, based on the Arthur Miller's Pulitzer Prize winning modern American Tragedy, is arguably one of the greatest modern day films in history. Willy Loman, played by Lee J. Cobb, is a salesman desperately hustling for a living even as he slides into old age, constantly trying to teach his two sons, Biff (George Segal), and Happy (James Farentino), that success comes from being "well-liked". He is on a constant journey to show his sons how much fame he carries, and how much success he has gained through the years. A visit from his son, Biff, brings old hopes and boiling resentments to the surface. When Willy realizes his son's disappointment, he begins a quest to find out why his son carries so much fury, and condemnation. Willy concludes that in order for his sons to realize his success was to show them how many people showed up to his funeral. What makes the film even more astounding, besides the plot, has to be the directors' various use of film techniques, which help captures the audiences emotional state, three film components that he uses throughout the film include his use of sound, theatrical set and positioning, and his use of lighting. The scen
In my opinion, the director chose this path, because he didn't want to take anything away from Arthur Miller. Throughout the entire scene, and then more noticeably, when Biff and him are arguing, the spotlight seems to shift on both of them. The light of his life is coming to an end, or to a dim, and that is noticed quickly by his audience, which once again gets our attention. He once again focuses our attention on the more important issue, which in the scene I chose to show, spotlights Willy Loman. He consistently had dim, dark lighting in the background and extremely bright lighting on the actors. Alex Segal, by far captivates Miller's intentions, and his use of the mentioned components, just simply adds to the already wonderful dialogue. e, in which I believe, captures the director's work more precisely, is Biffs and Willy's argument, which takes place in the latter-end of film. The audience tends to get drawn into the scene, and because this scene is so intense, as far as the acting, the audience is pulled into these individual characters. I also believe the director intentionally does this because it captivates the audience's attention, and adds a tremendous amount of emotional appeal. This film really captures the director's work, and I strongly urge people to view the film. The audience tends to pay closer attention to the acting, and the dialogue, which in this scene is most important. This also shows the audience, what Willy intends to do, which is to kill himself. The film was directed wonderfully, all components were consistent, in which I believe was most important in the film. The final component that I noticed was the director's use of lighting.
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