Eve’s Bayou was visually amazing. The camera angles and beautiful look of the south is constantly stunning to the viewer. Many of the scenes I noticed when the characters were outside, the director did not just have the character’s in simple settings but had visually stunning surrounding them. The bayou and surrounding areas were not just a background but a character itself.
A scene that stood out to me was the final scene of the film. The two sisters Eve and Cisely are standing holding hands looking out into the bayou. During that time there is a slow zoom out until you see the whole bayou. At that time I noticed something; two large trees right next to each other almost like eve and Cisely were. The symbolism I got from that scene was that the bond of Eve and Cisely was very great and they would have done anything for one another, just like the two trees were standing there like they were. This made me realize the tree’s connection to them and the bayou.
An amazing scene where you felt and were pulled into the scene was when Mozelle was telling Eve about how her first husband was shot. As she tells it they are both looking into a mirror and as Mozelle tells the story you start to see it takes place in the reflection of the mirror. Almost as if they were transported back to that moment in time watching it take place. I jumped at the end of the scene just like Eve did when Mozelle’s husband was shot because you felt like it was really just happening.
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19971107/REVIEWS/711070303/1023
http://www.mith2.umd.edu/WomensStudies/FilmReviews/E/eves-bayou-mcalister
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Yea I felt like the movie was visually captured very well. It made the whole movie more intriguing and interesting. I think the trees and other things in the movie definitely had a lot of symbolism to lead to lots of interpretations.
I would also agree that the movie's visual aspects were very important to the overall story though I must admit I did not give it much thought until reading this blog. Furthermore I completly agree with you about the sence with Mozelle being so engrossing that you feel like it is really happening. I jumped to!
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