3:10 to yuma (2007) Western movie

3:10 to yuma

How does 3:10 to yuma suggest a western genre?

This movie is about a story between two men. A good small-time rancher father- Dan Evans and a captured outlaw Ben Wade who's awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma.

The hero:

Dan Evans is the hero of this movie. He is an impoverished rancher and Civil War veteran. He loves his family. Ben Wade is captured by the law in Bisbee and Evans finds himself one of the escorts who will take Wade to the 3:10 to Yuma train in Contention for the reward of $200. Evans's effort to take Wade to the station is in part an effort to save his land but also part of an inner battle to determine whether he can be more than just a naive rancher in the eyes of his impetuous and gunslinging son William Evans. He is not as the characteristic of the stereotyped cowboy. He is independent and brave, however he is not saving the society but his own family. He isn't a free cowboy, he owns a family.

The villain?

In this story, there isn't Indians villain. But it does have a man who to stop at nothing in doing evil and even escaping from the jail for many times. 

However, during the time of spending with Dan, he found out Dan it the person who know him a lot, he tried to convince Dan to give up getting him to yuma but Dan refuse, He would like to stand a role model to his son.

Dan is shot and killed by the bad guy who comes and willing to help Ben escape.

Ben is will to change and he had promised Dan to follow him to yuma, he feels angry and killed everyone who are trying to help him escape.

He is a villain? It seems like, he did many things wrong and even escape from the jail but he seems not a villain either, he tries to change and follow Dan to the jail.

This movie has a typical western movies' setting. There is a male hero helps to restore law and order-Dan Evans, and there is also bloody struggle between native American and setting for control of the land. Besides,There are lots of Mise en scene which proving this is a western movies, like the props: gun, horse, and the costume: cowboy.

The Hunger Games(2012) vs Casablanca(1942)

The Hunger Games(2012) vs Casablanca(1942)

Genre

The Hunger Games: Hollywood film, American adventure film
Casablanca:Hollywood film, American romantic film

Characters' relationship

The Hunger Games:Katniss, an expert archer, volunteers to take her place for her younger sister
Casablanca:Rick Blaine and  Ilsa Lund are the main character in the story, they love each other

Lighting 

The Hunger Games:

The Hunger Games:

Using low key, hard shadow to emphasize the image and characteristic of the character.(using exaggerated lighting effect(fire) to shape her tough and calm image)

Casablanca:

Bars of shadow across the characters and in the background variously imply imprisonment, the crucifix, the symbol of the Free French Forces and emotional turmoil. Dark film noir and expressionist lighting is used in several scenes, particularly towards the end of the picture.

Make up

The Hunger Games:

Using exaggerated eye-shadow and lip stick with sharpen color emphasizing the crazy characteristic of this woman.

Casablanca:
Using light make-up, emphasizing the natural beauty of the character.

Costume

The Hunger games:

The costume are sporty, convenience. Since they have to face different challenge, the design of the clothes should enable them to fight in difficult environment. 

Non - Diegetic Sound

The Hunger Games:

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Hunger Games"	1:10
2.	"Katniss Afoot"	1:49
3.	"Reaping Day"	1:35
4.	"The Train"	1:27
5.	"Entering the Capitol"	2:28
6.	"Preparing the Chariots"	1:05
7.	"Horn of Plenty"	1:59
8.	"Penthouse/Training"	3:36
9.	"Learning the Skills"	1:41
10.	"The Countdown"	1:58
11.	"Booby Trap"	2:37
12.	"Healing Katniss"	3:04
13.	"Rue's Farewell"	5:00
14.	"We Could Go Home"	1:15
15.	"Searching for Peeta"	1:27
16.	"The Cave"	3:13
17.	"Muttations"	4:45
18.	"Tenuous Winners/Returning Home"	3:25

Casablanca:

As time goes by

"It Had to Be You", music by Isham Jones, lyrics by Gus Kahn

"Shine", music by Ford Dabney, lyrics by Cecil Mack and Lew Brown

"Avalon", music and lyrics by Al Jolson, Buddy DeSylva and Vincent Rose

"Perfidia", by Alberto Dominguez

"The Very Thought of You", by Ray Noble, and

"Knock on Wood", music by M. K. Jerome, lyrics by Jack Scholl, the only original song.

Diegetic Sound

The Hunger Games:

Throughout the movie, mainly non-diegetic sounds are used to give dramatic effect. There were scenes where these sounds were vital. An example of this is when the names are being drawn for district three and dramatic music with a loud drum beat is played which leaves the audience in anticipation. The next example is between Katniss and her friend Rue. They have a plan of action, in which they need to separate. Their metaphor and signal for well-being and success is to sing at the mockingjays and hear them repeat the sound.

The other metaphor in the Hunger Games is the triple finger, when Katniss’s closest young friend dies, Katniss looks towards a camera and raises three fingers and the people in the districts respond with the triple finger, this represents respect and condolence within the tragic Hunger Games. They used their mouth to make a voice like a gird to signified their sadness and the felling of missing Katiniss's friend.

Casablanca:

The departure of the airplane.

Lighting

The Hunger Games:

The most important use of lighting change was between Katniss and Peeta. This was when Peeta was seriously ill and Primrose was at the end of her hope, they both hide in a dark cave. This shows the odds of the Hunger Games are against them and the lighting suggests there is no hope.

Casablanca:

It is using natural lighting and also creating shading to show a mild, moderate atmosphere to show the harmony of two characters.

Pace

equilibrium->

disturb of equilibrium ->

recognition of disturb -> 

new equilibrium 

The Hunger Games and Casablanca are both follow the pace above to create climax and tension.