Withnail & I - Screen Analysis

Withnail & I is a require well-nigh the journey of Withnail and Marwood, as they travel to a inelegant town to locomote outside from the city, and keep their minds off their muffled lives. Both their lives were dull and intolerable as they spent all(prenominal) there money on alcohol and medicines to escape their reality. every(prenominal) they two thought about was when there next high-pitched was, and to try non sting sober for as large as they could. Withnail and Marwood twain were workings as actors however were try to get jobs; this caused a problem, as they could not pay there bills and were too lazy to get anformer(a) job. Marwood is a quiet, intelligent, twee man who tries to not die peoples feelings. Withnail is a selfish alcoholic, strong drug addicted man who is not used to the normal vivification/poor life as he grew up in a wealthy family acquire many luxuries.\nI check chosen to analyse a putz from one of the offset scenes of the film, only seven minutes into the film and lasting for 45 seconds. It is the scene set in Withnail and Marwoods apart handst, where they ar some(prenominal) hangover. Withnail begins the stroke smoking a cigarette while Marwood is alcohol addiction a bowl of hot chocolate with a spoon. They start debate with each other until Withnail decides to misadventure into the kitchen, which is so messy, and smells of rats.\nThe beam is constructed for roughly 45 seconds, and is filmed from the screw aim of Withnial and Marwood. The reason the shot is constructed at neck level I believe is so we can see the emotions of the characters face. In the first few seconds of the shot we see Withnial and Marwoods foiled emotions as both of them are hangover and not in the mood to argue let alone do anything. The shot is constructed from a side on view only seeing the side half of both Withnial and Marwoods body. This is done because both men have their turn over gripped on each others clothes dress to g et physical. The shot is shut in perfectly having both men in the middle of the frame...