Suffragette Premiere In London

Suffragette 

Last week my media group and i went to see the premiere of the film suffragette at the London BFI Film Festival. The film was very dramatic and moving and told an inspirational story of the lives of suffragette women.

The scenery and clothing had a big impact on the film as it was clear of the time frame it was set. The style of dress differed between social class and this gave us clear vision who was more important and wealthier in society. 

 All the different camera shots used have a massive influence on the impact of the film. 

This angled close up shows us the London surroundings, It shows Maud looking up to Big Ben which could suggest her looking up towards parliament to show her fight against them. It highlights the expression in her face which also gave me the idea of the determination to win against the sexist society.

This extreme close up focuses on the interlocking of two women's hands, this gives an idea of the representation of women coming together as one to fight for their freedom and equality. It creates a sense of solidarity between the women and it does this without any speech or explanation.

Long shots have great informational value about surroundings, characters and lifestyle. This image shows the amount of women supporting the suffragette's and campaigning for their rights outside parliament, we can tell this from the signs and the guards all in one simple shot, it zooms in towards the women protesting gradually to show a sense of remorse on how many women are fighting for their right of freedom.

 All the sound effects throughout this trailer give you a sense of what it is like in the film, The sound effects, including the enhancements of 'bangs' creates a feel of actually being on set and experiencing the horror they did to get their point across. The flashing images and the focus on the environment and the characters actions increase the dramatic essence of the film. It also draws you in to the understandings of why the suffragette's are doing what they are doing and creates a clear view of what women in the 1900's had to deal with in terms of gender discrimination. Women are presented in this film as underprivileged, working class citizens who obtain no rights in the patriarchal society.

Overall this eye opening film on how the women in the 1900's fought for our vote and for the equality of women is very inspiring, it creates a heart warming realization of reality that women wouldn't be where we are today if it wasn't for the suffragette's. Without the fight and surrender of lives of the suffragette's we would not be living such an equal life today with all the power and rights that we are privileged with.

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