Friday 19 June 2015
Monday 27 April 2015
Merlin - Class & Status.
This clip begins with the young man delivering a small bottle of liquid which is presumably for someone of higher social class than him, I can infer that he is of lower class and is someone else's service due to the time it is set in. The young man is obviously a significant character to the series as the whole clip is based around his actions and other people that he comes across during the clip. Upon delivery of the bottle the camera focuses on the items on the table which the young man proceeds to look at and then pick up, the fact that he looks behind him to see if anybody is coming emulates the idea that he is doing something he shouldn't be doing. The camera then focus's on the door from a perspective of the young man's back when the woman walks into the room, showing his blind spot and he turns around guiltily and waits for the women to say something to him. This shows that the woman is of higher class than him and he could potentially be in her service. The music that is playing in the background gives off a devious vibe which suggests that the young man is up to no good, the music then intensifies when the woman gets closer to the room which builds up to her entrance and the music then cuts when she comes in. The woman goes on to question why he is there and he stutters and then manages to leave quickly, the sound effect used when the women is seen for what she is in the mirror suggests that there is an element of magic in the scene.
The young man leaves the room and exits the building, the screen goes black and holds for about five seconds and then reopens to the sound of a sword being sharpened, this suggests that some form of armed combat is about to take place. The young man then goes on to walk through the village which is followed by a panning shot which shows what is going on around him. He walks past a number of boys who seem to be about his age however they show that they have more power than him as they all talk down to him and make him seem weak in comparison to them. This gives off the idea that the young man is born to a lower class family and has always been looked down on as he seems to expect it when they start talking to him, he walks around alone whereas they walk around in a group to suggest that he is isolated and different. The village that he is walking through seems to be where he lives and you can guess that it is a medieval village where the rich have power and the poor do the labour work.
The opposing young man mocks the young man and causes him to lose it and challenge him, the opposing young man shows his power by laughing off the challenge and trying to mock him. Due to the fact that the young man seems to be poor he is given a weapon which is thrown at him by his opponent who is still laughing at the situation. The opposing young man is full of confidence and his wealth is shown by the fact that he has armour and has some form of training in combat whereas the poor young man has no armour and hasn't got any experience in duelling and flinches when his weapon is thrown to him, he then has to kneel down to pick up his weapon. The fight scene begins with the rich young man swinging his weapon which reinstates his power over his opponent, the richer of the two young men is clearly a much better fighter and has the physical advantage however the poor young man is mentally stronger and has the power of magic on his side. He finds himself in the situation where his opponent has the upper hand over him and he uses magic to make something happen that saves him which seems completely normal to the people watching the fight happen. The lower class young man seems to enjoy himself watching his opponent being helpless to the fact that he is so 'unfortunate' during the fight, the fact that he enjoys it so much shows that he isn't use to things going his way. His master then comes onto the scene which distracts Merlin (lower class young man) which makes him realise what he has done, the presence of the old man strikes fear into Merlin because he has power over him and he knows he has done wrong.
The young man leaves the room and exits the building, the screen goes black and holds for about five seconds and then reopens to the sound of a sword being sharpened, this suggests that some form of armed combat is about to take place. The young man then goes on to walk through the village which is followed by a panning shot which shows what is going on around him. He walks past a number of boys who seem to be about his age however they show that they have more power than him as they all talk down to him and make him seem weak in comparison to them. This gives off the idea that the young man is born to a lower class family and has always been looked down on as he seems to expect it when they start talking to him, he walks around alone whereas they walk around in a group to suggest that he is isolated and different. The village that he is walking through seems to be where he lives and you can guess that it is a medieval village where the rich have power and the poor do the labour work.
The opposing young man mocks the young man and causes him to lose it and challenge him, the opposing young man shows his power by laughing off the challenge and trying to mock him. Due to the fact that the young man seems to be poor he is given a weapon which is thrown at him by his opponent who is still laughing at the situation. The opposing young man is full of confidence and his wealth is shown by the fact that he has armour and has some form of training in combat whereas the poor young man has no armour and hasn't got any experience in duelling and flinches when his weapon is thrown to him, he then has to kneel down to pick up his weapon. The fight scene begins with the rich young man swinging his weapon which reinstates his power over his opponent, the richer of the two young men is clearly a much better fighter and has the physical advantage however the poor young man is mentally stronger and has the power of magic on his side. He finds himself in the situation where his opponent has the upper hand over him and he uses magic to make something happen that saves him which seems completely normal to the people watching the fight happen. The lower class young man seems to enjoy himself watching his opponent being helpless to the fact that he is so 'unfortunate' during the fight, the fact that he enjoys it so much shows that he isn't use to things going his way. His master then comes onto the scene which distracts Merlin (lower class young man) which makes him realise what he has done, the presence of the old man strikes fear into Merlin because he has power over him and he knows he has done wrong.
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