Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Part Two of two for the project: “Enjoy your Bath” or “Irony of Fate”

Part Two of two for the project:  “Enjoy your Bath” or “Irony of Fate”

I, Brent Caputo, was curious right from the get-go about the idea of the main Character having no issues about taking a drink. I know, the New Year is about to ring in, but still, isn’t the reason he is in this predicament caused from alcohol?
In this part of the movie we find that persistence has a large role in shape of a man named Ippulit. Ippulit, just kept coming back and after awhile, we see that this poor man is worn out and just gives up the efforts to be with his lady. It seems that the connection between Zhenya and Nadya is more obvious to others than the two can see, at least at first.
The many times Ippulit’s image gets hidden or removed from the original location and the conversations that happen during the comedic encounter helped break my silence in class. I simply chuckled knowing that they eventually will get together because of the bond we see throughout the remainder of the dinner.
Between the broken plate, stealing of the meat from Nadya plate to the multiple visitors throughout the couples exchange, left me on the edge of my seat.
I am glad that Nadya ended up taking the step to Moscow and find happiness with Zhenya.  After all, they, at least in the film, had shared more conversations and exchanged emotional feelings in ways out numbers that of the time Galya was around.
Fun little Things I noticed during Part Two between 9:21am – 11:23am outside the storyline itself
Finally we hear what momma’s name really is, it is: Maria
Part Two had more vibrant colors throughout the scene than in Part One
One single piece of Garland (Silver) was hanging from the ceiling next to Zhenya’s head, when Nadya sits on the side of the bed in her apartment next to him. It’s out of place as there aren’t any other items next to it and it just stuck out from the scene.
The guitar had a power Purple ribbon on the top of it as if it were symbolic to their culture
Nadya wore a pastel purple robe while the rest of the time she wore plan, darker colored items
The scene were Zhenya uses the phone had people with dark carrying cases except the person who had left the phone booth for him, that person happed to have a bright Red case which stood out. Maybe that was the plan and back in 1975, it was easy to locate that color on camera much easier.
They had opened a bottle of Champaign only minutes of already opening one, which was next to them just half full yet.

1 comment:

  1. And I particularly like it that one time when the photo on the shelf is placed so that it seems to stand right between Zhenya and Nadya. And I too always laugh at the little games and battles they play over what to do with the photo. Interesting that it seems to always end up with snow--both the time Zhenya hurls it out the window, and then when he tears it up and strews it almost as if it is snow-like confetti.
    I almost want to say that the bow on the guitar personalizes the instrument and enhances the warm, humane role that music plays in this film

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