A Look At The Moss, Father/Son Relationship In Bonnie And Clyde

Part I of Essay
Penn's Bonnie and Clyde, is looked at as a movie which is visually stunting. Grotesque killing and loud gun fights are the primary reason people remember this movie. But when Penn made this movie, he wanted more than a shoot ‘em up action movie. He strived for something wi ....

Part II of Essay
.... C.W. Moss's father is clearly the dominant figure in the relationship This is demonstrated by many uses of cinematics and Penn's attention to detail. The dominating relationship is very apparent through the eye of the camera. In cinematography, the camera can be used to show a number of things to the viewer that we wouldn't notice in real life. Closeups of hands under a sink, or a birds eye view of a gun fight. These are ways of manipulating the camera to make the viewer feel how the director wishes them to feel. In the 2 scenes which I ....