Me, Myself and Irene (2000) Me, Myself and Irene is a dark comedy written and directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly about a state police officer named Charlie (Jim Carrey) who develops a second personality, ‘Hank’, after being taken advantage of by people for years to deal with the confrontations he would normally avoid, and is tasked with escorting a witness (Renee Zellweger) on the run from mobsters. The use of camera helps emphasise the shifts in personality Charlie goes through. This is shown in the scene in the supermarket where a lingering close-up of his face (fig 2) that captures the range of emotions Charlie goes through during his transition into his alter ego. The directors make use of dolly zooms to build tension and cause an air of unease whenever Charlie becomes Hank, and to emphasise the irritation that the protagonist feels in that moment, this is shown in the scenes in the café and motel. (Figure 2) Charlie becomes ‘Hank’ for the first time in Me, Myself and Irene Soundtrack is used to emphasise Charlie’s change into Hank. This is mainly done through the use of a drum beat to accompany the dolly zooms, to illustrate the switch to a more violent personality. This is demonstrated in …show more content…
Charlie has a timid, easy going, way of composing himself which is contrasted with Hank’s brash, violent persona. This is illustrated in the supermarket scene and what immediately follows, where Charlie first becomes Hank, and exhibits a complete switch in the eyes of the other characters, such as holding a little girl underwater in a fountain between the girl saying “My daddy will get you for this, Charlie”, and Hank replying “the name’s Hank” and insults the girl while holding her under. At another point, late into the film, Charlie is seen switching back and forth at will between his two personalities during an action