Film analysis – characteristics – appearance – behaviour – personality

1. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Represent
- What is the key idea?
- The difference of good and evil

Dr Jekyll Mr Hyde
- Chemist / scientist - Pale and dwarfish
- Experimentation of himself - Impression of deformity
- Once he takes the potion – he - Murderous mixture of timidity and
feel refreshed but evil boldness
- The potion helps him accept - Pure evil
responsibilities - Deformity and decay
- Follows the rule - “It was Hyde, after all and Hyde
- Morally good alone that was guilty”
- Hard working (perfect Victorian - No one respect him
man) - Depravity = morally corrupt
Film
Dr Jekyll Mr Hyde
- Small - Big – lots of low angle shots
- Lanky - ‘monkey’ – like monkey – low
- Timid pitch growl like a dog
- Friendly - Muscular – deformed
- Polite - Uncanny  human face on an
- Gentlemen animalistic body
- Fearful – extreme close up shots - Incredible hulk style costume
– high angle shots - Mischievous – shy
- Always fighting with Mr Hyde - Out of control
(internal in his head) – shots and - “you’re done terrible thing in
editing flicks between J and England” – Alan Quatermain
reflection of Hyde - Mean
- Self-conscious - Angry
- Self-centred - Evil – darkness – low key lighting
- Insecure - Take pleasure in misdeed
- Divided – see his face half and
cut of half of it
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Similarities Difference
- Jekyll was good and Hyde was - Mr Hyde
evil - appearance is different
- Both English man - original – pale and dwarfish
- Jekyll – direct reference - film – muscular and large –
- easier to tell the difference
between J and H
- He adapted to the strong and
large to defeat an enemy
- Larger input on audience
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- Looks at human
o Nature = we all have evil and good side. But we tend to hide the evil
side
o Evil = drinking, pleasure – doing what you want  ego
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2. Tom sawyer
- What do we know about him from the film?
- What evidence do we have?
Film Book
- Courageous – drove car into danger - Child – 7 or 8 – argument with
- Brave – flew car across the friends
river/canal - Doesn’t respect authority
- Smart - Rebellious
- Selfless – he put his life into danger - Cheeky
- Young - Smart
- American - Stubborn
- Doesn’t have a father (Alan - Violent / short-tempered
Quatermain also lost son) - Arrogant
- Puts himself into danger for others - Aggressive
- Needs mentoring - Intertextuality with the holy grail “it’s
- Inexperienced a flesh wound”
Similarity Difference
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3. Mina Harker

Film Book
- Vampire
- The uncanny
Similarity Difference
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4. Dorian Gray
Film Book
- Complicated
- Evil that pretend like good people
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Similarity Difference
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5. Dr. Nemo
6. Alan Quatermain
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