Film analysis- research

The Accused Film Analysis research:

The Accused: The Accused is a 1988 American drama film starring Jodie Foster and Kelly McGillis, directed by Jonathan Kaplan and written by Tom Topor.

 

At the beginning of the film an establishing shot was used, we see cars driving past a building with a sign asking them to come inside. The day starts off light and eventually gets to night time which may have been done to show us how long she had been in there for.  We also get an understanding that something bad is happening due to the colouring of the setting and the music that was being played throughout it. The music was deep and loud which suggested to us that something is dark in the movie, and we see a man run away from the setting, looking nervous and concerned. The music changed to a faster pace which could have been done to imply his heartbeat.  

 After the music had stopped, there was a silence and a scream was heard, while a girl was running away, she looked panicked and unhappy. Her clothes were ripped to shreds which suggest that she may have been attacked, we then see a close up shot of her face to give us an understanding that she has been crying. The next thing we see is a pale faced woman in a hospital gown all battered and bruised. She was asked personal questions which made us understand more about what went on during the beginning of the movie and learn she was raped by three men. While this scene is being played, title sequences were shown as white stern writing, this could be a way to show us that the girl is innocent until it was taken away from her by the three men that raped her. Lastly we hear she is asked to wear grey clothing as she has nothing else to wear which could imply to us that she feels in the dark and all alone because of the situation that occurred.