Jack - Cleopatra Scene review




This scene is when Caesar had to leave to go back to Rome. It is a medium shot focusing on both Caesar and Cleopatra. It is shot from an eye level view which subconsciously we feel included almost as a bystander. In the back we see the shadowed hieroglyphs on the walls. The shot is dark therefore we can infer that the mood is heavy and sad. Looking at the hands, they show us how close they've gotten and care for each other, physically holding each other for the last time before his journey. We see that Caesar is taller than cleopatra and the she has to look up to him giving him the authority and power in this situation. Cleopatras hair features gold ends, along with her neck and wrist having gold jewellery around them. The white top that we see stands out from the rest of the clothes shown drawing the eye to her. For Caesar, he's wearing his leather armour. 

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  1. DrKSeptember 14, 2023 at 3:30 PM

    Nice job, and thanks for choosing such a great photo. It does indeed brilliantly show the power differential between Caesar and Cleopatra in this movie. I find it interesting that the white of Cleopatra's sleeve and her pale skin make her the focus of the viewer's attention, not Caesar, who is more in the shadow, even though the eye-level shots seems to put them on a more equal footing.

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