Withnail & I - Screen Analysis

Withnail & I is a lease rough the journey of Withnail and Marwood, as they travel to a countrified town to go onward from the city, and keep their minds off their leaden lives. Both their lives were dull and unbearable as they spent every in that respect money on alcohol and do drugss to escape their reality. entirely they both(prenominal)(prenominal) thought about was when there next steep was, and to try non sting sober for as persistent as they could. Withnail and Marwood both were working(a) as actors however were essay to get jobs; this caused a problem, as they could not pay there bills and were too lazy to get an new(prenominal) job. Marwood is a quiet, intelligent, prissy man who tries to not ravish peoples feelings. Withnail is a selfish alcoholic, strong drug addicted man who is not used to the normal life/poor life as he grew up in a wealthy family get many luxuries. \nI feel chosen to analyse a jibe from one of the scratch scenes of the film, only seven proceeding into the film and lasting for 45 seconds. It is the scene set in Withnail and Marwoods apart workforcet, where they ar both hangover. Withnail begins the panorama smoking a cigarette while Marwood is inebriation a bowl of coffee tree with a spoon. They start rivalry with each other until Withnail decides to happen into the kitchen, which is so messy, and smells of rats. \nThe conjecture is constructed for rough 45 seconds, and is filmed from the lie with level of Withnial and Marwood. The reason the shot is constructed at neck level I believe is so we can see the emotions of the characters face. In the first few seconds of the shot we see Withnial and Marwoods foil emotions as both of them are hangover and not in the mood to argue let alone do anything. The shot is constructed from a side on view only comprehend the side half of both Withnial and Marwoods body. This is done because both men have their pass gripped on each others clothes specify to get physical. The shot is close in perfectly having both men in the middle of the frame...