From the beginning of this extract we can clearly see that the two characters have a close relationship, this is mainly shown from the use of a mid shot of the women leaning on the man which is directly followed by the a closeup shot of the women hold the mans hand which has a wedding ring on it which tells us that they are married and that their relationship is therefore a romantic one. However, though the characters have a close relationship, they seem to be emotionally distant in a way, this is emphasised by the awkward silence in their dialogue, the only sound we (the audience) is able to hear is the diagetic sound of cars driving in the background.
The female character also seems to in control in the situation which is evident from the fact that the male character is unaware of where the cab is taking them yet she is e.g.; "Were are we going?" This is slightly atypical as usually a male character is in control. The enigma of where the characters are going is answered through the cut to a shot of the outside of a hospital.
The female character is presented as independent and strong through her dialogue as she states that she doesn't need the male character to go into the hospital with her, this shows that she is strong and doesn't rely on the support of a man in order to handle possible by news, it also shows that she is protective of the man which is also atypical of a female character, however this could also be seen as a maternal characteristic which is stereotypical of female characters. Also the fact that the man offered to escort the women into the hospital is a stereotypical masculine thing to offer and suggest that he sees the woman as a typical female character who needs his support.
The women's departure is followed by a short montage of both characters that seem to be within the space of about an hour as it is clear that there is no difference in how the characters look and what they wear, there is also no difference between how bright it is outside. During the montage we the women in a room with a consultant through a high angle crane shot shows the distance between them and implies them there they have no sort of personal relationship. The crane shot is then cut to a mid shot of the females response to what she is being told, Her expression is unreadable and ambiguous however she looks emotional as her face is wet with tears which is very stereotypically feminine.The montage also contains an extreme close up shot of the man playing with his wedding ring which suggests that he is thinking about his wife, this is then cut to a close up shot of his expression as he looks down at the ring, and we can see that he is smiling which implies that he loves his with and is happy to be with her. The vocally led montage music then fades away as the male character looks up and there is a cut to show what he is looking at (the woman). Eventually we see the female characters reaction shot after she sees that her husband has seen her, her expression changes from teary and emotional to happy which shows her husbands effect on her.
When the women gets hit by a car, the audience is not shown her actually being hit but we are led to believe that she is from the a-synchronised sound of the bus breaks whilst we only see her husbands reaction, all the diagetic sound then stops as we see a point of view shot from the husbands perspective whilst he shakily approaches his wife. The use of of this shot emphasises how the husband is feeling which is hectic, scared and worried, this is further highlighted by the fast paced heartbeat sound in the background.
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