The main character in
the film, "Gerry" played by Brad Pitt with appearances from Mireille
Enos and Daniella
Kertesz playing the other main characters in the film. The main character being
played by Brad Pitt is one of the main appealing factors of the film as Brad
Pitt is a respected actor who has appeared in many good films such as Fight
Club and Troy. This will help to attract an audience as Brad Pitts reputation
as an action is indisputable and is of a status when he is associated with a
film, its very anticipated.
The plot is based
around a contagious infection sweeping though the city of New York turning
ordinary people into zombies (classic zombie film set up). The film follows
Gerry Lane keeping his family safe from the zombies, and although it is not
made clear in the trailer, i would assume that Gerry will have something to do
with stopping the crisis. This is a typical plot of an action/horror film where
something catastrophic happens and the hero has to save the world and their
family as they are somehow linked with the disaster. This follows Todorov's
narative theory closely, there is a disruption of the equilibrium at the start
of the film (the infection breaking out and zombies reeking havoc) and its the
role of the main character to stop the crisis. The plot also vaguely conforms
to Propp's theory. There is a clearly defined hero, Gerry, and there is the
princess, The family of Gerry, and no doubt there will be a villan and a
helper, although it is not shown in the trailer, but we can assume this will
happen though out the film. The plot does not completely conform to Propp's
theory, but it is close enough to say it resembles the theory.
The setting of the
trailer changes throughout the trailer, it start off in the streets of New York
in a massive traffic jam, which is not uncommon in New York, which helps to
make the audience feel calm, showing them is all is well and normal (Equilibrium).
The setting then changes to a street full of people freaking out (Upsetting the
equillibrium) which immediately grabs the audiences attention and makes them
want to continue to watch. The trailer then flashes though different post
apocalyptic scenes of the city as well as some shots of military personnel and
helicopters.This helps to raise the tempo of the trailer making it more
engaging to the audience.
- The costumes of the
cast are the kind of thing that the normal civilian living in New York and
other character have different designs depending on their role in the film,
whether that be a military officer or a zombie, they all have conforming
designs of costumes.
- The sound track
that is featured in the trailer is varied between non at the start, and a heavy
distorted metal sounding guitar that starts in the middle of the trailer and
continues to the end. This use of music helps to make the beginning of the
trailer seem almost plain and boring and the music that starts half way though
the trailer makes it seem really high paced and action packed.
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