Wednesday, 22 January 2014

Gothic Element 3 - Foreshadowing, Weather & Nature

Woman in Black, 2012, James Watkins

Foreshadowing, Weather & Nature  

The screenshot above was taken from the 2012 film version of the Women In Black featuring Daniel Radcliffe. I thought that the film very much reminded me of the marshes in Charles Dickens Great Expectations. Both have the marshes, the old decaying mansion and the lady that 'haunts' the rooms. Obviously the marshes are a very hostile place and definitely show the weather and nature that is a key element in both the film and the Dickens novel. The hostile landscape mirrors the hostile Miss Havisham. Therefore I think that nature can be the inspiration for a character. This will be something to remember when creating looks for the final assessment, as using the nature to create a persona seems quite interesting.
 
 

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