Our main character is introduced by cutting some rope off the flag pole in order to create a collar for the new dog. The flag during this period of time shows South Africa during its apartheid era, and symbolizes how the Dog will also become a tool like the African people. We see the Boy stay relatively stagnant in his character, as he continues to serve the Master. The Dog is introduced as an innocent and playful puppy, which quickly changes as he soon becomes another cog in the machine by being put to work by the Master. We see the Master introduced as a harsh and severe man, who abuses the Dog and destroys the Dog’s relationship with the Boy and South Africans. The Master appears to almost be jealous or scared that the Dog and the Boy are growing fond of each other. The Master seems to soften as apartheid ends, but still commands both the Boy and the Dog.

The setting of the film is within South Africa, both before and after apartheid ends. We see the passage of time through the flags changing, and the Boy and the Dog growing up. In the first half of the movie, there is a sense of fear in the servants actions and mannerisms, where in the latter half, it seems to dissipate into a general uneasiness. This fits with the changing of the setting, as the relationship between the white and black South Africans have changed, but the memories are still there.

For a lot of the more serious scenes, there are more close up shots to portray the intensity of the scene, such as when the Master is talking to the Boy about shoving the Dog into the bag. This is used to set the tone of the scene, and gives a grave atmosphere. Wide shots are used in the film to contextualize the actions of the characters and the events that unfold.

The pacing of the film allows for moments for the actions to sink in with both the characters and the audience, which is an impressive feat given the short runtime of the film. Two shots that were extremely effective at getting across a message quickly were the older servants working in the garden while watching the Boy and the Master. The shot then shows them getting up hurriedly, and then a few shots later we see the wife come out. We can guess that the servants went to go get the wife because of the previous shot.

Audio wise, the film starts off with a very somber traditional African song. The voices are very sweet sounding, which can be misleading for the upcoming events. This was most likely on purpose, where the tone of the song clued the audience in for a sad story, but the voices were sweet enough to not make it incredibly obvious, allowing for shock.

In strong contrast to this, the opening scene of Indiana Jones accomplishes many of the same feats using very different methods. Our main character, Indiana Jones, is introduced by him trying to swap out a golden idol with a bag of sand so the trap won’t activate. This shows his ingenuity and cleverness, so the audience can see he is an intelligent person. It also shows that he is a treasure hunter. Both Inja and Indiana Jones has the first appearance of the main character tell the audience important things about them.

We see the setting of Indiana Jones in what looks to be a South American country, where a treasure hunting crew is trying to take a lost treasure. We see that the area is warm and deep in the jungle, implying that it was not easy to make it this far. This creates a different tone than the sunny setting of Inja, where the setting is much lighter and the danger comes through as more of a shock. In Indiana Jones, the setting hints to the audience that they are not in a safe place.

There is a lot of action in the opening of Indiana Jones, and so they plan the shots accordingly. There are a lot of medium and wide shots to capture the action that unfolds later in the opening. This allows for the audience to understand what is going on physically and accentuates the danger that the main character is in. This follows the editing and pacing of the opening as well. As there is a lot of heroic action and intense scenes, the editing follows this and keeps the pacing fast and heavy. The way the film cuts between shots rapidly helps achieve this.

In terms of the audio, the swelling score and action packed sound effects only accentuate and enhance the action going on visually. They all work cohesively together. All of this creates an intense tone that expresses to the audience the severity of the danger.

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