Still Life Padlet by Irey, Ethan https://padlet.com/ethan_irey1/rrewr86y81b5ltg6 by Ethan Irey and June Coombs en-us 2021-04-04 23:26:55 UTC 2026-01-03 03:44:49 UTC hello@padlet.com 01. How is urban space captured through different camera angles and shot composition? ethan_irey1 https://padlet.com/ethan_irey1/rrewr86y81b5ltg6/wish/1381499751

]]> 2021-04-04 23:29:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ethan_irey1/rrewr86y81b5ltg6/wish/1381499751 01. What is Han Sanming's stated goal in the beginning of the film? Does he achieve it? Does he fail? Does the goal change by the end of the film? ethan_irey1 https://padlet.com/ethan_irey1/rrewr86y81b5ltg6/wish/1381500251 2021-04-04 23:29:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ethan_irey1/rrewr86y81b5ltg6/wish/1381500251 01. What is the thematic significance of cigarettes, liquor, tea, and candy? jonathoncoombs https://padlet.com/ethan_irey1/rrewr86y81b5ltg6/wish/1381511844 2021-04-04 23:41:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ethan_irey1/rrewr86y81b5ltg6/wish/1381511844 02. What does Brother Mark mean when he says "It's every man for himself in the underworld." jonathoncoombs https://padlet.com/ethan_irey1/rrewr86y81b5ltg6/wish/1381511995 2021-04-04 23:41:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ethan_irey1/rrewr86y81b5ltg6/wish/1381511995 02. How is poverty portrayed visually? How is wealth portrayed visually? jonathoncoombs https://padlet.com/ethan_irey1/rrewr86y81b5ltg6/wish/1381512094 2021-04-04 23:41:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ethan_irey1/rrewr86y81b5ltg6/wish/1381512094 04. How is water and waterways portrayed in the film? jonathoncoombs https://padlet.com/ethan_irey1/rrewr86y81b5ltg6/wish/1381512183 2021-04-04 23:41:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ethan_irey1/rrewr86y81b5ltg6/wish/1381512183 03. What was the significance of the spaceships? jonathoncoombs https://padlet.com/ethan_irey1/rrewr86y81b5ltg6/wish/1381512280 2021-04-04 23:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ethan_irey1/rrewr86y81b5ltg6/wish/1381512280 03. For the character of Shen, the female lead, how do we understand the decision to find her absent husband in order to divorce him. Do we see this as a moment of success for her character? A moment of failure? jonathoncoombs https://padlet.com/ethan_irey1/rrewr86y81b5ltg6/wish/1381512348 2021-04-04 23:41:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ethan_irey1/rrewr86y81b5ltg6/wish/1381512348 03. How does Jia Zhangke use long takes throughout the film? jonathoncoombs https://padlet.com/ethan_irey1/rrewr86y81b5ltg6/wish/1381523106 2021-04-04 23:51:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ethan_irey1/rrewr86y81b5ltg6/wish/1381523106 04. What is the significance of Missy being framed behind bars while Han and her employer discuss the debt keeping her indentured? jonathoncoombs https://padlet.com/ethan_irey1/rrewr86y81b5ltg6/wish/1381523182 2021-04-04 23:52:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ethan_irey1/rrewr86y81b5ltg6/wish/1381523182 04. What does Han and Shen's relationship with their families say about them as people? What do these connections say about the idea of family? jonathoncoombs https://padlet.com/ethan_irey1/rrewr86y81b5ltg6/wish/1381523275 2021-04-04 23:52:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ethan_irey1/rrewr86y81b5ltg6/wish/1381523275 02. Suzhou River and Still Life are both films about searching for someone. How do the films deal with the search? jonathoncoombs https://padlet.com/ethan_irey1/rrewr86y81b5ltg6/wish/1381542126 2021-04-05 00:07:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ethan_irey1/rrewr86y81b5ltg6/wish/1381542126