The Matrix - Semester 2

Justin Noddle Period 6

Summary: North by Northwest is a 1959 American thriller film directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock. This is a 136 minute film about a man who is mistaken as a spy and is chased and escapes form people attempting to kill him. He avoids danger the whole movie and is in love with a girl who works for the men trying to kill him.

Question #1: How does clothing attribute to the character’s personality and portray the way they act?

To begin, visual effects immediately attract people’s attention but visual effects are pointless without a good story and reason for the effects. The focus was on moving objects, like bullets, rather than people. Slow motion was used to make the scene more dramatic and keep the viewer on the edge of their seat. Acton movies usually require visual effects but this movie added visual effects that were mainly used to create “bullet time.” This was relatively new to the film industry and intrigued all who watched the movie. The effects added all kept the fluidity of the movie and made the story easier to believe. While special effects are fake, they made this story seem more real.

Question #2: What type of music was used during the film and why did or didn’t it serve its purpose?

When Morpheus offers Neo the pills there is no music playing. All attention should be focused exactly on what Morpheus is saying and the decision Neo will make. No musical distractions are necessary. When Neo enters the lobby where is about to engage in an epic battle, loud but slow pumping music is playing in the background as if it could resemble the beating of a heart. During fun battle scenes the music becomes louder and faster. The music dictates the way that the viewer feels and allows what is going on in the scene to have a specific effect.