Kuebler-Frantic

In this film we see Harrison Ford in a different role than accustomed. While he is still the hero there is a sense of mortality to his character and fear. He is a normal man who is trapped in Paris looking for his wife who has been kidnapped for reasons he is unaware of until later.

This movie uses many noir elements and to touch on three of them only breeches the tip of the iceberg. In this movie we see suspense, oblique lighting, and of course the femme fatale. Each scene throughout this movie is more tense than the next situation and as he goes deeper into the underworld we find that he is becoming more and more trapped. The deeper he goes into the world the darker the movie gets in terms of lighting. Lastly, the femme fatale finds her way into every aspect of this movie even when trying to run away she only brings Dr. Walker deeper into the underworld. By the end of the movie Walker has turned away from the law and the light and embraced the darkness of this underworld and becomes trapped. It is not until the climax in which the femme fatale is shot and Walker has his wife back that he truly departs from this entrapment. Until this point he has traveled too deep into the darkness and followed a woman that he learns to depend on and protect. He was unable to walk away from this situation due to guilt, heroics, and a sense of morality and care for his wife. all of these elements provide excellent reasons for psychological entrapment.



This pictures gives an amazing mise en scene. Harrison Ford is well lit while the femme fatale in the background is shrouded in darkness; showing their true natures and giving an idea where the dimension of the movie will turn. The lighting gives us an idea about the characters. The woman is the focus of this pictures because our eyes are drawn to the center of the picture and her eyes pierce through the darkness surrounding her. The tight and small frame of this pictures shows that these characters are intertwined and unable to separate until the very end. Lastly, the personal and intimate nature of this picture shows that there will be some tension between these characters and future pain between them due to the good and dark nature of the two heros.