Wild Tales – Meaning And Response

How is the pace of the film being managed?

The film has for the most part a reasonably fast pace. This is because the director needed to do this otherwise the film would drag. Since there are six stories all together, not too much time could be dedicated to one or two of those as each story is meant to be as important as each other. The result is that each story has it’s set-up, middle and climax all within an average of about 20 minutes. Each story has the same format of rapidly increasing the pace right at the end of their respective stories. The effect which this has on the audience is that they are left thinking about the ending well after their initial viewings as the film has made its mark on the people watching.

How are the elements of film form used to create aesthetic effect in this sequence?

In the final story, after the main woman finds out her husband (who she had just married) had cheated on her and that the other woman was at the wedding, she storms out of the main hall and through the kitchen. In this sequence, she barges through a door which has had the camera mounted onto it. The effect this has is that the scene is being framed from the doors perspective. Furthermore, as the door is still open, the camera is now positioned to show us where the woman is going.

Is a particular group being under-represented? Why?

The film often has a focus on the everyday man and their struggles with being pushed around by a large system. For example, in the story ‘The Bomber’, the main character gets pushed around by being fined and having his car towed away even though there was no way he could’ve known that area couldn’t be parked on. The story focuses on this man and his struggles, while only really showing the other people from his point of view, so the focus is still on him.

How does the film challenge or reinforce stereotypes?

The film uses the stereotypes of certain types of people being easily provoked such as the woman at her wedding who decides to act in a very irrational and counterproductive manner as well as the man who decided to destroy someone’s car just for passing him and sticking up his middle finger. These stereotypes have been exaggerated in order to made a statement on the human condition where people may sometimes go to great lengths in order to prove a point or that they are in the right, or even just to act revenge onto someone they feel deserves it.