Room 8 Essay
The Unthinkable Happens in 'Room 8'
Have you ever ignored someone's advice and later regretted your decision? Well, for the main character in Room 8 his decision to ignore someone's advice leads to serious misfortune.
Written and directed by James W. Griffiths, Room 8 follows the story of a man who is a new prisoner in a foreign jail. When he enters his cell, he is greeted by his aloof cellmate. Determined to hold a conversation with him, he tries everything to get his cellmate to talk to him. But, eventually turns his attention to a red box on one of the beds. His cellmate warns him not to open the box but his curiosity gets the best of him and now he has to deal with the consequences of his decision.
Within the first 25 seconds of this film, Griffiths foreshadows the fate of the new prisoner. Although it's a minor detail, some of the audience might overlook, it's an important part of the film that won't be reintroduced until the contents of the red box is revealed. This minor detail also introduces the audience to the man who already …show more content…
His excitement and bewilderment over the box is simultaneously felt by the audience. They want to know why the box shouldn't be opened but at the same time don't want to see what happens once it's opened. This curiosity is the same thing that gets the new prisoner in trouble. Instead of listening to his cellmate, he let his curiosity make decisions for him which proves to be the wrong choice. His cellmate's warning confirms he knew about the box and the things within it. The moment he tells the new prisoner not to open the box, the audience knows something bad is about to happen. But, his cellmate never picks up on the massive clue. The cellmate's warning was also an excellent example of reverse psychology. The warning not only sparked the new prisoner's curiosity but it enticed him to open the
Have you ever ignored someone's advice and later regretted your decision? Well, for the main character in Room 8 his decision to ignore someone's advice leads to serious misfortune.
Written and directed by James W. Griffiths, Room 8 follows the story of a man who is a new prisoner in a foreign jail. When he enters his cell, he is greeted by his aloof cellmate. Determined to hold a conversation with him, he tries everything to get his cellmate to talk to him. But, eventually turns his attention to a red box on one of the beds. His cellmate warns him not to open the box but his curiosity gets the best of him and now he has to deal with the consequences of his decision.
Within the first 25 seconds of this film, Griffiths foreshadows the fate of the new prisoner. Although it's a minor detail, some of the audience might overlook, it's an important part of the film that won't be reintroduced until the contents of the red box is revealed. This minor detail also introduces the audience to the man who already …show more content…
His excitement and bewilderment over the box is simultaneously felt by the audience. They want to know why the box shouldn't be opened but at the same time don't want to see what happens once it's opened. This curiosity is the same thing that gets the new prisoner in trouble. Instead of listening to his cellmate, he let his curiosity make decisions for him which proves to be the wrong choice. His cellmate's warning confirms he knew about the box and the things within it. The moment he tells the new prisoner not to open the box, the audience knows something bad is about to happen. But, his cellmate never picks up on the massive clue. The cellmate's warning was also an excellent example of reverse psychology. The warning not only sparked the new prisoner's curiosity but it enticed him to open the