mr bush trailer anaylsis

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8 Mile trailer

There was no Babylon trailer available, so I analysed a trailer with a similar plot.

8 Mile is a music based film about Eminem, a white rap artist, who is attempting to become famous in a music area that is stereotypically held by African American males. Eminem faces many struggles due to him being a white male. He faces many problems in his path.

The trailer, as a whole, is very powerful and effective in delivering the plot to the audience. The use of a montage at the beginning is very powerful because it delivers some of the key moments in his life that leads to the events that will take place in the climax of the film. This therefore foreshadows the upcoming events in the scene.

The Trailer begins with a montage of various scenes of the movie outlining Eminems life. For example, the montage contains parts where Eminems life is being described, such as him being fired from a pizza place and his mother’s boyfriend mocking him. It then cuts to a scene where Eminem is cutting metal for car parts. This is seen stereotypically as being a “dead end” job, simply because it goes nowhere. The use of the montage connotes that Eminem is struggling with life, in general.

Throughout the trailer, there is a backing track used, called “Lose Yourself”, which is one of the songs from his album. It begins with soft piano music, until the guitar drops. This connotes that the film will contain scenes of peace and harmony, but then suddenly, the peace and harmony could transform into chaotic and fast paced action, like the backing track.

Throughout the trailer, there is a use of the “fade to black” transition effect. It is used to move from one scene to another. This could possibly connote that Eminems life could possibly be fading away, due to the struggles he is facing in life.

Towards the end of the trailer, there is a scene shown where Eminem  is on stage and is rapping on the microphone. He has the spotlight on him. This shows that lighting has been used effectively during the trailer. The lighting being on Eminem, and the crowd being in darkness connotes that Eminem is the star, and connotes that everybody will look up at him as a symbol of respect. This therefore connotes that Eminem will reach stardom at the end of the film.