Stand By Me Film Analysis - 1131 Words

Stand By Me (film) The film â€Å"Stand By Me† by director (Rob Reiner) shows the physical journey of four boys the boys are from a little town named castle rock. The four boys names are Gordie Lachance (Wil Wheaton), Chris Chambers (River Phoenix), Vern Tessio (Jerry OConnell) and Teddy Duchamp (Corey Feldman). Contents 1. plot 2.character 3.Representation of Adolescents Plot Gordie is a quiet boy and likes to tell stories to his parents. His parents are grieving the recent death of Gordies older brother Denny therefore neglect their younger son. Gordie’s friends are troublemakers and are criminals and alcoholics. When Vern overhears his older brother and his friend talking about a boy that has been missing for a long time†¦show more content†¦Gordie is the smart and sensible one of the group and devises a plan to go find the boy’s body. Some of the film techniques are short shot and long shot. A short short contains only one of the characters. In the dog chase scene they used lots of film technique such as medium shot low angle and high angle. The medium shot is a general, all-purpose shot. Medium shots are used for dialogue sequences, and they allow the viewer to pick up on the characters movements and gestures. Body language is important to conveying emotion, and the medium shot remains close enough to capture that emotion. The dog chase scene is about when the four boys stop at the junkyard to get some water and Gordie is made to go to the shops to get some food and drinks. When gordie is coming back from the shop he looks around and cant see his friends anywhere. When Gordie looks ahead he sees them jumping a fence, he doesnt know what is happening but then he sees the junkman looking straight at him. Gordie is scared and runs as fast as he can as the junkman’s dog chases him, Gordie jumps the fence and the junkman comes up to the boys on the other side and starts making fun of Teddy’s dad. 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