From watching the beginning of the film in class, I managed to make notes on the character Kevin Spacey and how his body language, voice, clothes and mise en scène tell us about his persona:
- He has a very pessimistic very of life ('less than a year and I’ll be dead') - Foreshadowing
- He is in his mid-life crisis and is cynical
- Looks well off (his wife and the roses add prestige) - Also Red colour shows danger/love/passion.
- Very average and plain man (Suit and Tie with a Briefcase)
- When he peers out of his curtains (shows he is trapped and has blended into the background)
- His wife and daughter think that he is a loser by the way that she looks at his when he drops his things on the floor and how he sits in the back of the car instead of driving or in the passenger seat (showing lack of authority and respect for him in his family)
- He doesn’t love his wife (mutual) - Shown by his sarcasm in his voice
- His voice is confident at the start and is monotone and unenthusiastic - which links to his body language
- He has succeeded but now has no ambition left and nothing really is going right for him (with his briefcase things falling on the floor)
- The clouds in the sky show hopes and dreams for him - showing there could be a positive twist in the plot for this persona
- Plain and neutral colours used - White, black and cream colours - Boring and dull
- His daughter's bedroom has orange/purple coloured walls - Bright and contrasts to the dullness of her parents' room
- American Flag colours - Relating to the title of American Beauty
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