Fruitvale Station Analysis

Fruitvale Station (2013), written and directed by Ryan Coogler, is an American drama film that was based on the true story of Oscar Grant, an ex-convict who develops a strong-minded focus to get his life, job and family back on track for the sake of his daughter Tatiana, whom he desired to grow up and go to a private school. However, on New Year’s Eve, Oscar was fatally shot and killed by a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) officer and later died in hospital.

Bride and Prejudice (2004), directed by Gurinder Chadha, is an adapted style of the classic novel; Pride and Prejudice written by Jane Austen. The film is a Hollywood based musical comedy incorporating and discovering the blend of Westernised and Indian cultures between an Indian farm girl

The lighting around him is bright to accentuate his mood, and shows that he is attempting to turn his life around.

Chadha, has used brighter conditions, different hues and contrasts throughout Bride and Prejudice to display a more vibrant and happier atmosphere around the characters, for example, the scene where Lalita and Will are running through the fountains of water, it creates a more romantic ambiance with dimmer lit lighting and colour adjustments, but in many of the other primary scenes where Lalita is shown at parties, the light circulates the fact that they are at a time of happiness and

In Bride and Prejudice it is clear in a previous scene that Lalita and her sister hold a higher sense of power when standing atop the balcony, looking down over the guests enjoying the party. However when Will meets Lalita at this same position, the level of auth0rity is evened out and thus provides an equal sense of social ability between the two ethnic parties. A large part of this film is set in Amritsar, India but it also features other locations such as Buckinghamshire and Los