Kanban by Falan Mcnamara

Setting-Yes

3014228_1 — 2024-04-16 15:04:27 UTC

In this film we see everything you would normally see in a road trip film. Typically in a road trip film we would see highways, roads, highway signs, gas stations, motels, and most of the time a bigger car or van. There's mostly an even balance between them being inside of the car driving and outside of the car, even at a mechanic.

Characters-Yes

3014228_1 — 2024-04-16 15:04:34 UTC

Characters in this film are pretty typical and generic for a roadtrip film. Its a family with two kids and parents, as well as their grandfather and uncle. We would normally see a family as the main characters in a road trip film. themselves are a little different personality wise, but overall the characters fit into a roadtrip genre.

Iconography-Yes

3014228_1 — 2024-04-16 15:04:49 UTC

Typical things we would see in a roadtrip film are highways, gas stations, cars, road signs, diners, and motels. with little miss sunshine we see alm ost alll of these things while they are on their way to california. We see a lot of plot point when they are at places like gas stations and motels, like leaving olive behind on accident and their grandfather dying.

Plot- Yes

3014228_1 — 2024-04-16 15:05:07 UTC

The plot of a typical road trip film would have themes of fleeing law enforcement, characters making self discovery, and conflict at the start of the film but end up liking them in the end. We see the similarities within the film and the genre like when the family get pulled over and have an interaction with the police. During the beginning of the movie the family is very tense, and doesnt seem to be super close with each other, but at the end of the film they seem like they are happy to be in eachothers presence. As well as the fact that they are going on a road trip to California for a beauty pageant.

Mood-No

3014228_1 — 2024-04-16 15:05:22 UTC

The mood of a roadtrip film would most of the time have some sort of action, violence, and adventure. While there are some point in the film where theres more action like pushing the van and getting everyone inside. but the main mood of this movie is a mixture of sadness and humour, like the jokes the grandfather makes and when the fmaily was on stage at the end of the movie. but there are also parts where its pretty depressing, like in the beginning seeing their uncle get out of the mental hospital and their grandfather dying

Cinematic Style-Yes

3014228_1 — 2024-04-16 15:05:32 UTC

In a roadtrip film we typically would see a lot of wide shots as well as following shots, establishing shots, and overhead shots. we see almost all of these in this film, where the director specifically trys to get all of the family into one shot. A lot of the wide shots are consistent with pushing the car.

Setting-No

3014228_1 — 2024-04-16 15:05:43 UTC

In a tragicomedy we would expect to be inside of a house or building of some kind. In the beginning of the film they were inside of the house for a short period of time, but that wasnt the main setting of this moive. The setting of this flm was mostly in and outside of their van.

Characters-Yes

3014228_1 — 2024-04-16 15:05:48 UTC

In a tragicomedy we would exprect to see a family, with some sort of chacarcter for comedic releif. In this film we see both of those things, the main characters of this film are a family, with a grandfather who is mostly there for comedic releif. Their family is what you would typically with a tragicomedy see with a mother father and two kids, as well as their uncle.

Iconography-No

3014228_1 — 2024-04-16 15:05:53 UTC

During a tragicomedy film there isnt much specifically we would see, we would normally see the inside of a home, maybe the front outside, as well as people hugging and crying with each other. We dont see much of this at all during this film. We see them a come times during emotional point like when olive helped Dwayne go back into the car, but we dont see much hugging or anything else.

Plot-Yes

3014228_1 — 2024-04-16 15:05:56 UTC

In a tragicomedy we would see conflict at the start of the film but having a happier ending, as well as having some comedic point to it. We see that pretty much during all of the film, the family doesnt seem to like eachother at the start, Dwayne even took a vow of silence because he didnt want to talk to his family. At the end of the film, we notice that theyre a lot closer, Dwayne even going on stage with olive, something he wouldnt do at the start for sure. There are a lot of tragic moments in this film as well, like when Dwayne found out he was colorblind. But there are comedic elements to this film like the scene where they got pulled over

Mood-Yes

3014228_1 — 2024-04-16 15:05:59 UTC

In a tragicomedy there would be moods of humor as well as sadness. Typically they would switch off between them during the film, its meant to mirror real life. In little miss sunshine we see a lot of switching back and forth between the good and bad parts of the film. For example, there was the conversation that their grandpa was having with Dwayne, but then a couple of minutes later hes finding out hes colorblind and cant fly jets, which is his dream job. As well as just bringing their uncle back from the mental hospital, but their grandfather is cursing about chicken.

Cinematic style-No

3014228_1 — 2024-04-16 15:06:10 UTC

In a tragicomedy there would normally be a lot of close up shots with people talking to eachother, as well as slower shots. We dont see much of either of these during this film. We see a couple of closer shots while people are talking, but even then there are sitll both people in frame. In this film there are a lot more face paced shots like when they were running into the pageant to try to allow olive to perform. As well as wide shots showing the entire family.

Larger purpose

3014228_1 — 2024-04-19 13:22:44 UTC

The director uses both genres of tragicomedy and roatrip to give the message that winning isnt the most important thing. During a roadtrip AND tragicomedy film, we would see a bunch of conflicts as well as good moments that bring the family together, noticing that before the roadtrip the family wasnt as happy because they were so focused on winning no matter what it was. But after all of the things they went through together they seemed way happier at the end, after realizing winning isnt as important as they think it is.