The Pattycake Scene Analysis

After the club scene, the power divide between the toons and human are depicted throughout the scene, along with the perspective and intel from a neutral party. Directly after performing in the nightclub, Jessica Rabbit goes back to her green room. While inside, one of her “biggest fans” comes and knocks on the door. He then enters and wants to play “PattyCake” with her. Eddie looks onto them from an outside window, and he is the only perspective that is visible throughout the entire scene. The score begins with an eerie and mysterious tone, with a saxophone playing. However as the pattycake elevates, the score is more dramatic with tuba noises and higher saxophone notes. Overall the score is promiscuous with the saxophone noises, however it

Pattycake is similar to sexually intercourse, at least that is the way it is portrayed in the film. By having the score be almost forced and promiscuous, it displays the power that the humans have over the toons. In the scene Jessica explains she doesn’t want to play pattycake at the time, in which the score reacts to this by becoming more dramatic, but she is forced to play anyway. This displays the power that humans have over toons, and how toons can’t turn them down. Likewise, as Eddie looks onto the pattycake scene, he appears shocked and almost disgusted at this act. In this pattycake act he sees a married toon performing an alluded to sexual act with a human. In seeing this, Eddie exerts his own opinion of the scene, appearing disgusted and dismayed. By focusing solely on Eddie’s reaction in this scene, the viewer’s perspective of the scene is forced through Eddie’s eye. By having Eddie convey looks of shock and disgust, it clearly reflects his thoughts toward this action. By having Jessica Rabbit perform this act with a human while married disgusts Eddie. However by looking at this element with a certain lens the perspective