Mis-en-Scene in A Time To Kill
The use of mis-en-scene in A Time to Kill was most objectively utilized in the scenery, costumes and especially the lighting. The narrative compiles a majority of dark scenes with a careful use of low-key illumination and a variety of shadows. These low-light settings draw the viewer to express feelings toward the characters and their actions. The extensive close-up camera shots of the character's faces reveal the emotions they are portraying, whether they are talking or making a statement through silence. The setting of the first few minutes of the film helps set the plot in motion and throws a gripping shot of mid-twentieth century human nature into the mind of the audience. The setting lies in the deep south, in the state of Mississippi, where many people still believed in a superior, white race. Two drunken rednecks, who obviously followed the superiority belief, come upon a ten-year-old black girl, Tanya Haley, on her way home from the grocery store. After knocking the girl to the ground with a full beer can, each of these men continually raped the child, urinated on her, slammed more full beer cans on her, and then hanged her from a tree. After the tree branch snapped, the men through Tanya in the back of their pic
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Approximate Word count = 1556
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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