I chose a scene from, The Big Lebowski. It is toward the beginning, but plays a large role in providing the entire movie's theme to the audience. The movie is didactic in the sense that this scene makes it clear that two men with the same name, Mr. Lebowski, have been mixed up and 'The Dude' wants to be compensated for his rug that was peed on by the men looking for the actual Mr. Lebowski. The part that makes it active is why people are searching to take money from Mr. Lebowski. There are multiple options that people assume as to why money is on the line.
Focusing on movement, I noticed that one of the types of movement, point of interest, was used nearly the entire scene. They kept the subject(s) in the middle of the screen the entire time once they sat down to talk. Both of the Lebowski's were sitting in chairs having a discussion, and through point of interest, i noticed that my eyes just barely moved between each cut. The only difference was a matter of height. Mr. Lebowski was placed a slight bit higher, while The Dude was lower because he was slouched over in the chair. I believe they did this to show that Mr. Lebowski is more proper and rich, so his better posture and higher stance shows that he has dominance over The Dude.
Paying attention to shape in the scene above, I noticed that Mr. Lebowski has a rectangular shaped face. I believe this represents the fact that he is a man with a harsh personality. Mr. Lebowski is a rich and powerful man, yet faces being in a wheel chair due to the loss of his legs in a war. In this scene, he makes it clear that, "I didn't blame anyone for the loss of my legs, some Chinamen took them from me in Korea, but I went out and achieved anyway!" I feel this captures his personality pretty quickly within one statement. As for The Dude, his facial shape is is semi circular and I think his hair helps add to his facial shape. I feel his flowing hair and circular face represent that he is a loose and cool-headed kind of guy.
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