DOPE
Dope is a coming of age movie. It is about a young black man named Malcolm. He stays in the neighbourhood of Inglewood, a place that the narrator refers to as “the bottoms”. Malcolm (Shameik Moore) is considered to be a geek with a weird taste in culture such as the obsession with 90’s hip-hop culture. He does well in school and his dream is to go to Harvard. However his quest of getting into Harvard becomes complicated when he decides to attend a drug dealer’s party. Malcolm carried his bag with him to the drug dealer’s party only to find out the following day that his bag is full of drugs. This is the catalyst for a series of events in Los Angeles involving Malcolm and his friends Diggy (Kiersey Clemons) and Jib (Tony Revolori).
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He then meets up with his friends Jib and Diggy. As all of this takes place the narrator explains who Malcom is and what his neighbourhood Inglewood is like. What happens in this scene as well is the appearance of Nakia (Zoe …show more content…
Not only has the direction of the eyes but the size opening of the eyes implied that they are in absolute awe of Nakia’s appearance. Another noticeable aspect of the still frame are the colours of the bicycles. Malcolm’s bicycle is painted in bright orange while Diggy and Jib’s bicycles are painted in a dull blue and a dull grey colour. This makes Malcolm to be conveyed as the main character in the film and the leader among his friends. Once again in the still frame the background is out of focus implying how irrelevant it is while the foreground is vice versa. This shot is taken at an eye level angle conveying normality. The shot is a medium long shot used to place the three characters in context. Clearly seen is the influence of 90s hip hop culture with Malcom’s haircut, Diggy’s colourful pants and Jib’s typical oversized sweater. The triangular composition between the three characters implies the relationship between the three i.e. their friendship. Malcolm, Jib and Diggy have a strong friendship indicated by how close they are to one another. This still frame has high key lighting because one can see little to no contrast among the characters or any other objects. The head room within the frame is suitable as it does not cut out any of the characters heads and faces, it is also suitable as it includes both the body and the head. According to the rule of thirds, this shot is
Dope is a coming of age movie. It is about a young black man named Malcolm. He stays in the neighbourhood of Inglewood, a place that the narrator refers to as “the bottoms”. Malcolm (Shameik Moore) is considered to be a geek with a weird taste in culture such as the obsession with 90’s hip-hop culture. He does well in school and his dream is to go to Harvard. However his quest of getting into Harvard becomes complicated when he decides to attend a drug dealer’s party. Malcolm carried his bag with him to the drug dealer’s party only to find out the following day that his bag is full of drugs. This is the catalyst for a series of events in Los Angeles involving Malcolm and his friends Diggy (Kiersey Clemons) and Jib (Tony Revolori).
A few …show more content…
He then meets up with his friends Jib and Diggy. As all of this takes place the narrator explains who Malcom is and what his neighbourhood Inglewood is like. What happens in this scene as well is the appearance of Nakia (Zoe …show more content…
Not only has the direction of the eyes but the size opening of the eyes implied that they are in absolute awe of Nakia’s appearance. Another noticeable aspect of the still frame are the colours of the bicycles. Malcolm’s bicycle is painted in bright orange while Diggy and Jib’s bicycles are painted in a dull blue and a dull grey colour. This makes Malcolm to be conveyed as the main character in the film and the leader among his friends. Once again in the still frame the background is out of focus implying how irrelevant it is while the foreground is vice versa. This shot is taken at an eye level angle conveying normality. The shot is a medium long shot used to place the three characters in context. Clearly seen is the influence of 90s hip hop culture with Malcom’s haircut, Diggy’s colourful pants and Jib’s typical oversized sweater. The triangular composition between the three characters implies the relationship between the three i.e. their friendship. Malcolm, Jib and Diggy have a strong friendship indicated by how close they are to one another. This still frame has high key lighting because one can see little to no contrast among the characters or any other objects. The head room within the frame is suitable as it does not cut out any of the characters heads and faces, it is also suitable as it includes both the body and the head. According to the rule of thirds, this shot is