Question

In the scene where Don, Cosmo, and Kathy are having dinner and cleaning up (59:34), how does the filmmaker convey the darker mood of the film and characters at this point of the film? (Consider dialogue, sound, lighting, setting, and so on.) Do you think the choices effectively conveyed the change in mood? Why or why not?

Answer 1

In the scene where Don, Cosmo, and Kathy are having dinner and cleaning up (59:34), the filmmaker conveys the darker mood of the film and the characters by utilizing rain outside the window, darker/less saturated colors and lighting. The scene also uses Cosmo as comic relief to try and make Don feel better but to no avail (until they decide to make a musical and the mood lightens with a musical number).The dialogue is also much more melancholy (unlike the enthusiasm throughout the earlier parts of the film). I do think the choices effectively conveyed the change in mood. Though the melancholy mood didn’t last long, I think it was definitely a noticeable change from the excitement and lavish joy of the earlier parts of the film.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

The scene seems to be darker and duller overall, which brings the viewers mood down. It’s raining outside and the music seems to match the sad tone that they were trying to display at the scene. All of this helps make the viewer feel sad along with the actors in the scene, which is what the director is trying to make the viewer feel so their spirits can be brought up when the tempo of the movie picks up again.