Of Mice And Men Opening Scene Analysis

Of Mice and Men is a great film directed by Gary Sinise who also played the main character George Milton. With Gary Sinise acting in the movie there is Ray Walston who portrayed Candy, Joe Morton who portrayed Crooks, John Malkovich who portrayed Lennie Small and many more. George and Lennie are two men who travel together and work on different ranches together.
If the music playing was upbeat and intense then that sets the mood for the scene. For example there was sad music then candy gave away his dog and then moments later you heard a gunshot in the distance and the music set the mood for that scene. The beginning scene was a girl in a red dress running away and George and Lennie were running away while being chased by dogs and people on
While in the book it starts with Lennie and George walking to the new ranch. This shows what Lennie and George Have been through. Also the movie shows then working in a field multiple times to show how much they have to work to earn the money they need.
While Lennie and George are on a bus traveling to the new ranch there are multiple cinematic views and even more in towns. This is to show what the main focus of that scene is. When they first get to the ranch you think it is just a small house and a big field but over time they go into new rooms and it seems bigger and bigger.
When Lennie and or George would go into a new room it would show every little detail about that room and used a lot of imagery throughout the whole movie and even the book because in the book it used words instead of pictures. For example when Lennie went into Crooks’ room it showed every little part and every shelf of that room to how what it was like to actually be in that room and what it felt like.
All in all, Of Mice and Men was a great film about two Men named Lennie and George who travel together to work and live on different ranches and try to achieve their American dream. The film involves sound,images, characterization, and the main plot from the