PERFUME- THE STORY OF A MURDER

Finally, the last movie we watched was a thriller called Perfume- The story of a murder.  Its a story of a man born in the stench of the 18^th century. He develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world’s finest perfumes. His work, however, takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume.

I very much enjoyed the clip I watched of this movie and found it very interesting analysing the particular things.

• The camera angles which I found interesting in this movie were:
• The close up shots of the potions being made.
• The close up of his eyes, this gave a really creepy feel.
• All the dead women that were filmed were naked, this was interesting and also created a very creepy, mysterious feel.
• The murderer being seen through the door but the shadow that is created only allows the audience to see one side of his face, this was very effective.

Tension and Suspense:

• The music was fast and tense at certain points throughout.
• Everyone putting locks on their doors, this was very cleverly done as you could hear the clicks of the locks, this created a lot of tension for the audience.
• The concentration in his eyes when he was creating and arranging the potions.
• The dark alley created tension, purely because it was dark, quiet and she was on her own.
• The main thing for me that created suspense and tension in this movie from what I saw was the clip from in the maze. There was no music being played and all you could hear was the breathing from the characters. The audience knowing that the murderer was in the maze also created a lot of suspense.