Textual Analysis Of A Perfect Getaway
The film A Perfect Getaway(2009) is about a newlywed couple going on an adventure to Hawaii for their honeymoon. As the story goes on the couple is informed of news that there are killers on a near island. The couple even after hearing the news decided to move forward with their plan to have an adventure, what happens after is an unexpected turn of event. The eerie characters, the constant alarming tone, and spooky yet cheesy music set a mood for viewers that keeps them constantly questioning what may happen next. Not being able to fully understand what happens until the facts are revealed. Three couples were portrayed as the possible killers, Cliff and Cydney were the first couple introduced in the film, the newlyweds looking for an adventure for their honeymoon. The second couple, Kale and Cleo another newlywed couple who when first presented in the film gave the viewer a sense of unease. Finally the third couple, Nick and Gina another couple on an adventure, who, as the film progressed demonstrate questionable abilities to whether or not they could be the possible killers. “The film is not a total loss due to its interesting use of suspense and its tactic of placing suspicion on every character. While it’s not one of the best thrillers
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out there, you could easily do worse.” (Beck) This film overall was very strategic when hinting on what couple were the possible killers, making the plot twist something worth watching. Tone in a film determines the feelings of the audience as they are watching the film, it allows them to make early decisions on what may be the conclusion of the film be, as well as constantly keeping the audience engaged in the film. At any point when signs of happiness would arise in the film the writer made sure to shut it down, constantly changing the feelings of the audience. This caused a sense of confusion, every time believing you were closer to guessing who the killers were but immediately making it questionable due to so much information set out at once. The film had an interesting way of in a way exaggerating the music played in the background to create the feeling of danger.
Overall the music in the film is alike to the music of any other thriller, yet you can’t do anything else but think of it as being a little cheesy. In particular a chasing scene set up as the typical vulnerable person running away from the killer. The music seems at first to just signify the suspense of what is to come, but then as the beat gets faster the camera zooms in on each character, in particular they zoomed in on Nick’s feet which seemed only comical when viewing the scene. The intention was most likely to demonstrate the though like attitude of Nick, but in this case it seemed a little too
much. It was a film of action, suspense, and slight comedy, it was enjoyable to get a laugh in a film that was intended to frighten the viewers. The film eventually reveals who the killers are, but didn’t fail to still surprise us even if we saw it coming. I can say the film was creative by keeping the audience constantly guessing on who the possible killers could be, but the scenes after were short and slightly humorous. Not the typical thriller, but creative enough to keep us engaged and not regretting to take time to watch the film.
Works Cited
Beck, Jeff. “A perfect Getaway Reviews” Rotten Tomatoes. Examiner.com. 24 Sep. 2009. Web. 29 Jan. 2017
out there, you could easily do worse.” (Beck) This film overall was very strategic when hinting on what couple were the possible killers, making the plot twist something worth watching. Tone in a film determines the feelings of the audience as they are watching the film, it allows them to make early decisions on what may be the conclusion of the film be, as well as constantly keeping the audience engaged in the film. At any point when signs of happiness would arise in the film the writer made sure to shut it down, constantly changing the feelings of the audience. This caused a sense of confusion, every time believing you were closer to guessing who the killers were but immediately making it questionable due to so much information set out at once. The film had an interesting way of in a way exaggerating the music played in the background to create the feeling of danger.
Overall the music in the film is alike to the music of any other thriller, yet you can’t do anything else but think of it as being a little cheesy. In particular a chasing scene set up as the typical vulnerable person running away from the killer. The music seems at first to just signify the suspense of what is to come, but then as the beat gets faster the camera zooms in on each character, in particular they zoomed in on Nick’s feet which seemed only comical when viewing the scene. The intention was most likely to demonstrate the though like attitude of Nick, but in this case it seemed a little too
much. It was a film of action, suspense, and slight comedy, it was enjoyable to get a laugh in a film that was intended to frighten the viewers. The film eventually reveals who the killers are, but didn’t fail to still surprise us even if we saw it coming. I can say the film was creative by keeping the audience constantly guessing on who the possible killers could be, but the scenes after were short and slightly humorous. Not the typical thriller, but creative enough to keep us engaged and not regretting to take time to watch the film.
Works Cited
Beck, Jeff. “A perfect Getaway Reviews” Rotten Tomatoes. Examiner.com. 24 Sep. 2009. Web. 29 Jan. 2017