The editing in this film is superb. The director, Lawrence Kasdan, does some wonderful things in the making of this film. He actually shows the death of Alex, without showing him dying. The cinematography in this first scene never allows you to even see the face of Alex. It shows different parts of his body being dressed in a suit. However, you don't even know it is a dead body until you see the stitched up cuts on his wrists.

The song for this scene kind of lets the viewer know that something is wrong. It says, "not much longer would you be mine." With this the viewer knows that somebody has lost another. Also, during this scene Kasdan starts to introduce all of the other characters. He

The scene starts out with a phone conversation between Meg and Sara's daughter. Here Sara gets the idea that Harold would be the perfect guy to impregnate Meg. Here the shot composition is perfect. It shows Meg getting on the phone and then zooms in on Sara. You can tell that Sara is thinking something and then you know what she is thinking. She is staring at her husband and a song comes on. The song says, "when a man loves a woman." The camera shows the three of them and you can notice a connection between Meg and Harold and Sara. Next, Sara takes Harold into the back and asks him if he would impregnate Meg.

does this by showing each of them on their way to Alex's funeral. Kasdan reveals some of the characters personality traits and some of their feelings for one another.

The Big Chill contains all of the essential elements of filmmaking. This is shown in many of the scenes, not just the ones that I have talked about. The filmmakers did an excellent job with the use of the camera in giving the viewer the feeling of friendship. We also see each characters

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