Movie review: Strangers

Short Film: Strangers

    In the short film strangers, there were many attributes in which made me make my choice as Strangers to be my favorite of the three. One reason why I choose this short film is because of the fact that this short film settled a context of something was going to happen by placing it in a dark underground place in the beginning. Also by placing the main setting inside a subway, which is a confined and small place with having exits at short periods of time.

    Another way which made me like the short film was because of the distinction in the actors. As you can see with the skinheads, they were mostly dressed in black with tattoos and many piercings on their bodies. They also had a dark and cold stare, which on the other hand the two other men had normal clothing like normal people with a touch of innocence, which made the skinheads, stick out even more.

    The absolute silence and no script at all made you get more of a feel to the movie since it made you pay more attention to actions of what the actors would do instead of listening to what they could of said.

    I also liked, the fact that the directors made a break in a moment of tension by making one of the innocent actors have his cell phone ring a Jewish ringtone. This made it pretty funny for a moment since the he couldn’t find his cell phone and it would still ring. But as soon as he got it, it made the tension come back and with more intensity since he was now another target to the skinheads.

    The director also accomplished a great camera shots by making a lot of close ups on both the Jewish men and on the skinheads. This made you see and understand better the expressions that the actors would show which would replace the words for feelings.

In the end, the director of the short film Strangers, made it be one of my favorites in choosing since it mixes in a lot of different characteristics which make this short film great.