Film Language Tag: wide angle
A lens with a short focal length (typically less than 35mm) that allows cinematographers to explore a depth of field that can simultaneously show foreground and background objects or events in focus.
A Visit to the Rodeo (Part One), Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Borat sings the National Anthem at a local rodeo.
A Visit to the Rodeo (Part Two), Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Borat sings the National Anthem at a local rodeo.
An Abandoned Gas Station, Gomorrah
Franco and Roberto explore an abandoned gas station to determine whether or not it can serve as a place to illegally dispose of waste.
Avalyn and Brian Discuss Memories of Abductions, Mysterious Skin
On a walk shortly after meeting, Avalyn (Mary Lynn Rajskub) and Brian (Brady Corbet) discuss the relationship between dreams and alien abduction. She shows him a scar on her leg she considers evidence of an alien tracking device, inviting him to touch it; he tells her about his history of nosebleeds after memory lapses.
Beach Bombing, Dunkirk
As soldiers stand on the beach a plane is heard. It drops bombs, the soldiers hit the ground, and we see the bombs falling toward Tommy (Fionn Whitehead). He is spared and stands back up with the rest of the soldiers as they realize they are fully exposed with no air force to defend them.
Captain Wessels Moves His Troop and the Cheyenne Tribe, Cheyenne Autumn
Captain Wessels (Karl Maden) is notified that government officials will not be arriving to provide relief to the Cheyenne tribe after a year of waiting for Federal aid. Deborah Wright (Caroll Baker), a school teacher, implores the captain to remind the government of their promise. The tribe proceeds to leave.
Closing Sequence, Evil Dead II
Ash (Bruce Campbell) and Annie (Sarah Berry) face off against the Evil.
Conversations on a Boat, Aligarh
Siras (Manoj Bajpayee) and Deepu (Rajkummar Rao) take a boat ride and discuss Siras’s former marriage, Irfan’s role in the case and Siras’s life, and the word “love.” Deepu takes a selfie with Siras, who gets flustered.
Don't Look at Her Eyes, Please, Nope
OJ Haywood (Daniel Kaluuya) walks around his house after an alien UFO excretes blood all over it, yelling out for his sister and friend to come to the car. The music is distorted because of the alien's interference with electricity. A flashback reminds him not to look up at the alien.
Farewell Ball , The Birth of a Nation
The town of Piedmont celebrates the first battle of Bull Run.
Final Scene, Ankur
Surya (Anant Nag) beats Lakshmi’s husband (Sadhu Meyer) and Lakshmi (Shabana Azmi) comes to his aid. The scene ends with the discontented locals dispersing and a young boy throwing a rock through Surya’s window.
Has Anna Returned?, L'Avventura
Claudia wakes up in the morning to find that Sandro hasn't come back to their room, making her fear that Anna might have finally returned.
It Follows, Pool Scene, It Follows
Jay (Maika Monroe) and her friends to lure the creature into a trap in an abandoned pool facility.
Jigsaw Puzzles, Citizen Kane
Susan Alexander Kane does jigsaw puzzles to pass her time at Xanadu.
Marcello Calms the Bully Dog, Dogman
At a dog grooming shop, we are introduced to Marcello, who is attempting to give an aggressive dog a bath.
No Trespassing, Citizen Kane
Kane's residence, Xanadu, is established as the setting and Kane speaks his dying words.
Old Man River, Show Boat
Joe (Paul Robeson) sings about the Mississippi River.
Raining Blood, Nope
OJ Haywood (Daniel Kaluuya), Em Haywood (Keke Palmer), and Angel Torres (Brandon Perea) hide under cover as an alien creature excretes what it cannot digest (i.e. all of the blood and personal belongings from people it ate from Jupiter's Claim).
Rebirth, Run Lola Run
Lola (Franka Potente) begins her second try at saving Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu).
The Alien and Jupiter's Claim, Nope
Jupe (Steven Yeun) hosts a live show at Jupiter's Claim and plans to use a horse to lure the UFO so that the audience can see it. The UFO instead sucks up the entire show, including Jupe. It is revealed that the UFO is, in fact, not a spaceship, but an alien creature that eats living beings.
The Hand, Evil Dead II
Ash (Bruce Campbell) fights his possessed severed hand.
The Trial, Ankur
A woman is brought to the village council, where the elders make a decision on what to do about her running away from her husband. This scene is important in that it emphasizes the inequity that operates within social systems in India during that time period, specifically in terms of caste and gender.
Theo Is Abducted, Children of Men
Theo comes face to face with Julian and the Fishes.