How does this scene fit into the film?
- Shows he doesn’t fit into society, after seeing if he did.
- Show his change as a person
- The city (at night) gives off a bad impression to him. Its dirty, violence, loud.
What would it be like without it?
- If the scene was extracted from the scene, his change in personality would be missing. It shows how he tried to enter society, get a room at a homeless shelter etc
- You would have wondered why he didn’t go back to society, as he flashed back to reality at his death.
Why is it so important?
- It shows how he doesn’t fit in, how his attempt to re-enter society gave him a bad impression, showing a reflection of him in society and what his parents wanted
The scene shows Alexander Supertramp (Chris McCandless) re-entering society, by visiting a nearby city. He tries to fit in, visiting a homeless shelter and staying there. Realizing the city is violent, abusive and loud; he sees himself what his parents wanted him to be, rich and successful. The wilderness is more accepting, and he quickly leaves to return. This is a significant scene, mainly the part of envisioning himself in the bar, as his successful self “belittles” him but doing a demeaning hand jester towards him, showing how more successful he is. He is lonely, society, where people are, is not accepting as much as the wilderness, as much as he missed it. All the shots show as he walks through the city are negative, bad aspects of the city. The music is slow and sharp, with frames abruptly stopping and freezing on something, or quickly cutting away to a different part. At the beginning of the scene, where Alexander emerges from the small pipe, it’s more of a drastic rebirth, the first thing you see on the walls is graffiti, the city is a dull chrome and Alexander is skinny, dirty and weak. What he hopes for is acceptance but his eyes don’t see it
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