A River Runs Through It

In the middle of the clip where the boys are carrying the boat to the river, shots are used to show which direction the brothers have chose to take. The close up shot of Paul smiling shows a very eager person. Paul is in the front of the boat showing the viewer that he is leading the way. Norman on the other hand, is becoming aggravated by Paul’s anticipation for trying this brainless stunt. The close up of Norman portrays to the viewer that he is not sharing the same feeling as Paul and is wondering how he is going to get out of shooting the chutes. Later in the scene, t

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The mise en scene shows the brother’s futures unfolding to the viewer in the first scene. here is a close up shot of Paul standing in front of the river and all the viewer can see behind Paul is the water. As with shots, action is directed in this clip to show the viewer the uniquely different directions in life the brothers choose. The action of the dangerous waters roaring over the cliff resembles the life Paul has chose to live. After, the McLain brothers go over the chutes and are safely on shore, the director shoots a close up shot of Norman siting on a hill away from the water. The Mclain brothers are close, the viewer can tell because the brothers share the same friends and enjoy being together. All the viewer can see behind this shot of Norman is the sky, symbolizing that Norman wants to go out in to the world and not to recklessly throw his life away. The viewer at this point knows that Paul is actually going to go through with this reckless idea. In the middle of the clip when the boys have arrived at the river and begin getting out of the car Paul is the first to get out of the car and grabbing the boat. The director dramatically shows the distance between the brothers. The mise en scene definitely shows the different directions in life the brothers have chosen to pursue. The mise en scene portrays Paul as being separated from the group. Paul is laughing and paddling faster. In this close up of Norman the viewer can not see his face it is absent of light showing the viewer that Norman is very different than Paul.

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