The Book Thief Film Analysis

The Brilliance Within the Background One of the most powerful movie elements to how the audience perceives a scene of the film is often looked over. Close to all pivotal movie scenes contain the little background music, also known as underscore. This powerful audio element effects the way audiences feel and react to a scene. The underscore that is present in The Book Thief greatly impacted the tone, mood, and suspense of certain scenes. Three of these scenes that were greatly impacted by underscore were when the Nazi party came to check basements for air raid shelters, when Liesel writes her life story in the basement, and when Liesel walks up Himmel Street after the bomb hits. Firstly, underscore could be identified when the men from the Nazi party came to check the basements. The underscore created the suspense and the question, “Will the Nazis find Max? If so, what will happen to him and the Hubermanns?” The underscore created the desire to keep watching the film and find out what happens next. It influenced the audience to wonder what the future would hold. It also aided in making the audience feel the uncertainty and the anticipation in the event occurring. I think the producer chose to include underscore
This time the underscore was relaxing and calm. It was a time of reflection for Liesel, she was thinking back to her adventures in life and reproducing them on paper. Since Liesel had such a desire and passion for words, this was a soothing and peaceful time for her. She enjoyed working on the story and recalling of the forgotten events in her life, until the bombs hit Himmel Street. I think the producer chose to add the underscore to this scene because it created the mood of peace and safety. The underscore was relaxing and kept the audience engaged. If the underscore had been removed, the mood and tone of the scene might have been the complete