To state the obvious, film is a visual medium. Still, in the wealth of imagery that I will see this week, there are images that stand out above the others.
In "Three Monkeys" (see earlier entry), the family lives in an apartment block beside an arterial road and a rail line. The building follows the gentle curve of the road.
What made it so memorable was that there was a pit behind it where a previous building had stood. The apartment is extremely narrow (at most two apartments wide) and the establishing shot shows it edge-on, creating an impression of a building about to topple. It's a powerful visualization of a family that is living in a metaphorical house of cards.
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