Characters: What do we find about the main characters(s)? How are their ‘everyman’ qualities established? How could an audience identify with them? What are their flaws and weaknesses? How are these introduced? There are three main characters.
The characters are Sharon (Derek’s wife).Derek (Sharon’s Husband) and Lisa (Derek’s Temp personal assistant) Sharon: Is shown as a loyal dedicated mother and wife. As well as loveable housewife that is looking to go back to go university to study. Derek: Is a hard working black business man that provides for himself, wife and two year old son Carl. He is very loyal to his wife we know this as he sends her flowers every Monday morning when he gets into work. Lisa: Is a Temporary personal assistant at Derek’s work place. She is represented as being very persistent, too friendly, very persuasive and never gives up without a fight. (Literally)
We see another side to Sharon when she meets Lisa. As the audience we can sense some jealously as she has a problem with the temporary assistant being a female. We se Sharon being defensive. Qualities are been established through being put to the test when the two most things you care about are put at state. Especially her child The audience is able to relate with Sharon when we see how much love she has for her child and husband and child. When the ones you love the most feel like are going to be lost to a stranger and you want to protect them. Flaw and weaknesses, are Sharon feels uncomfortable about her husband having a female assistant, This could be because Derek and herself got together and meet when she was working for Derek as a personal assistant a couple of years ago. The weaknesses for Lisa is that she can not what she wants know matter how much see try’s. Flaws and weaknesses for Derek is he wants to get rid of Lisa as quick as possible and without a scene within his work place. But still wants to protect his wife and his job. These were all introduced when the film gradually went on
Narrative: What enigmas are being created? What information/Clue are given to the audience? What questions does this lead to? What enigmas are answered as the narrative processes? Are these answers satisfactory or do they lead to more questions-and what are these further enigmas? How is How are clues to this hinted at, so they audience can guess?
Are we told anything the hero doesn’t know? Does this create more suspense?In the beginning the women Lisa looked at Derek’s picture that is on her computer. We get the idea that she likes him. Questions, clues and information given to the audience is what limit is she able to go to, to get in between Derek and his wife. Why is she so persistent? Why can not she just leave Derek alone as she knows he is a married man with a son?
Enigmas that are answered are that she is determined to get what she wants and is prepared to go through many lengths to get Derek. She does not see to get the message even though he has tired to keep his distance between her. Trying to be professional at the same time seduce Derek. These questions are not satisfactory they lead us as the audience to ask ourselves why Lisa is still trying if Derek is not interested. Why does she keep pestering him and being so persistent to get him? Also why cant see leave him alone.
Suspense is created when Lisa quits her job which means the audience wonder what she will do next. And what does she want and will she come back to work? Questions and hints are given when Derek receives an email after 3:00am sending him a seductive picture of herself which said “see you in the New year”
What is expected does happen. However Lisa is not going to give up that easy. Well without a fight. What she does leads to further questions? Question such as what will happen in the New Year when they all go back to work? Will she be there? What will she do? Will Lisa continue pestering Derek and being fantasying about them being together?
Derek sends Lisa an email saying “Leave me alone”. However Lisa gets back to him with a smiley face. Which makes the audience know that she not going to give up. Lisa’s confused and still does not get the message that Derek is not interested. More information is told when she arrives when him and work colleague go to hotel for a work conference. This creates even more suspense as we know he will become Vulnerable as he is drugged and we know Lisa will find him and take advantage of him and take what she does. After that night the next morning Lisa asks a hotel member of staff to pull him away from his conference he was having and addressed herself as him wife. And starts to talk to Derek about their romantic involvement together the night before. However he calls her crazy and tells her to go away.
However she turns up in his hotel room only to find her naked in his bed. She was trying to commit suicide by an overdose .We do not know why she did this? We begin to ask ourselves questions, Such as why she did this? What she plans to do next, and what does she actually think is going to happen and how does she really believe that there is a relationship between her self and Derek.
More suspense is created when Lisa steals there child Carl from there home when the baby sitter was there. Which comes to a surprise to the audience as we never thought that Lisa would go that far and go into their home and take their child. Another thing that is unexpected is when she turns up at here home for the second time. But breaks in and roams around. At this point nobody is around, however Sharon drives back to the house as she forgot to turn on the security alarm inside her house. But when Sharon arrives she hears a noise and goes upstairs to inspect. Only to find Lisa laying in their bed with rose petals lying around her and says that she is waiting for Derek.
Even more suspense arises as the audience wonders what is going to happen next. Does Lisa end up Killing Sharon? Does Sharon kill Lisa? Which makes created more anxiety for the audience as we have to continue watching for these questions to be answered. Which creates uncertainty for the audience.
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