Fallen Hero
Traditional American feature films share the common characteristics of classical Hollywood cinema. In fictional films the main character is often portrayed as the hero that saves the day. However, the movie, Fallen contradicts this conventional way of cinema. The main character is a black detective that does not accomplish his goals in the end, and in turn receives no closure. Through examples of Mise en Scene, point-of-view shots, cinematography, lighting, editing, sound, narrative structure, motifs, and flashbacks one can argue how the role of the customary hero is challenged in Fallen. The character John Hobbes is shown as an everyday family man with a protagonist view of life. His character is often seen in a white t-shirt wearing a cross necklace; two common ideals of an American hero. His point-of-view is clear showing true colors when viewing the rest of the world. This is opposite of the fuzzy, yellowish-green, often bird's eye view that Azazel has. The conflicting point-of-views label the characters as good and evi
In the movie Fallen, John Hobbes is described as the typical heroic figure throughout the narrative. This not so traditional American feature film proves this idea wrong in the end. Through examples of Mise en Scene, point-of-view shots, cinematography, lighting, editing, sound, narrative structure, motifs, and flashbacks it is proven that the role of the customary hero is challenged in the movie Fallen. The narrative structures in this movie become overlapped as the story is told. At first it appears as people vs. nature (Hobbes vs. Azazel), then when Azazel kills by moving between hosts he makes it people vs. people (Hobbes kills the teacher), and finally when Azazel takes over Hobbes in the end it is people vs. themselves. The ending having no closure shows that the hero failed and the movie is left open-ended. The use of cinematography all through the movie suggests a rather dark and masculine representation of the evil invading these character's lives. The police station is not well lit throughout most of the scenes taking place ther
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