Antagonist
Who is the antagonist? The antagonist in Phonebooth is known as "The Caller", he has no proper name. All we know is that he is a person is using a false voice. This creates more suspense for the audience because they want to find out who the antagonist is.
Are they typical of the genre? I believe the antagonist was typical of the Thriller genre because he uses the weakness of the protagonist against him, which is used in many thrillers.
How would you describe their character? The antagonist is very typical, he picks on an innocent man and uses his weakness to his advantage. I would describe him as psychotic, I say this because he says "you're going learn to obey me". This shows the antagonist will not hesitate to kill Stu. He is in control, I can see this because he laughs in a very evil way.
What defines them as the antagonist? The antagonist threatens to kill Stu, and also the audience do not know the identity of the antagonist.
Protagonist
Who is it? The protagonist in Phonebooth is Stu Shephard (Colin Farrell). We know that he has a wife, Kelly Shephard (Radha Mitchell), but is cheating on her with another woman, Pamela (Katie Holmes).
Are they typical of the genre? I think that the protagonist is typical of the genre because he has a weakness that is being taken advantage of. Also he is scared of getting killed and his secret that he is cheating getting out.
How would you describe their character? I would describe Stu as a very scared man who thinks he is powerful because he smokes. I think he is a character that created his weakness himself by having an affair.
What defines them as the protagonist? The fact that Stu has a weakness that can be manipulated makes him a very good protagonist. Also the fact that he gets scared by the antagonist does not help him.
Are they typical of the genre? I think that the protagonist is typical of the genre because he has a weakness that is being taken advantage of. Also he is scared of getting killed and his secret that he is cheating getting out.
How would you describe their character? I would describe Stu as a very scared man who thinks he is powerful because he smokes. I think he is a character that created his weakness himself by having an affair.
What defines them as the protagonist? The fact that Stu has a weakness that can be manipulated makes him a very good protagonist. Also the fact that he gets scared by the antagonist does not help him.
Typical Thriller Conventions
Setting: Busy street, so antagonist is hard to spot.
Narrative: Very clear, a man is threatening to kill and reveal Stu's affair.
Mise-en-scene: Helps the story to move on. Phonebooth etc.
Other characters: Wife, girlfriend.
Sound: Pulsating and suspenseful
Narrative: Very clear, a man is threatening to kill and reveal Stu's affair.
Mise-en-scene: Helps the story to move on. Phonebooth etc.
Other characters: Wife, girlfriend.
Sound: Pulsating and suspenseful
No comments:
Post a Comment