Dead Man the Movie Paraphrased

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Compared to the other movies that we have watched, I enjoyed this one the most, namely because It had actors that I was familiar with. I was unsure of it in the beginning because like most of the movies we watch, it was done in Blake and white, but once I began watching it I felt myself compelled to finish it. I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t one of the best I’ve seen in a while, especially when compared to some of the movies that I see on the silver screen nowadays, but I digress. The beginning caught my attention for a number of reasons. When I saw the quote at the beginning saying how “it’s preferable not to travel with a dead man”, I kind of said to myself duh, but it did catch my attention and while watching the movie, the quote began to make sense. During the train scene, at the beginning, Johnny Depp doesn’t stand out much when compared to the others, both in his appearance and attitude, except for the fact that the camera stays on him primarily, which shows us that the is the main subject of the scene. The first scenery shot shows us a nice view of the trees and wilderness, and then we see that the company in the train has changed. It has gone from upper-class type people in suits and well-tailored clothing to more or less middle-class folks with what was considered in that time-frame jeans, regular shirts and not exactly Sunday best. That tells us that wherever he’s traveling, the landscape and people are beginning to get not exactly rougher, but not as well to do. When we see the wheels and mechanisms controlling the train in between shots, as well as William reading a magazine and playing Solitaire, it leads us to believe that everyone is just kind of sitting around waiting monotonously to get to wherever it is they are going. As the camera shows us the caravan that is broken and torn, as well as the mountains, and then pans to the company, we can clearly

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