The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
What so we learn about the character from the way he relates to his environment?
In that scene we can clearly identify thet the character played by David Bowie isn't very comfortable in his surroundings due to the way he moves and looks very confused. What makes it worse for the character is that he's onto a mountain and as he try to get down he has a very confused look on his face suggesting he's never been around that type of environment. He wears a black coloured coat which may connote that fact that he's from somewhere mysterious and dark thoughts causing trouble. However you see him seeking forgiveness by praying which ,means that he's in trouble himself and he is worried for his life. later we see the character walk and then nearly gets hit by a car whilst crossing the road, supporting the fact that he is an outsider. After this he takes his hood off, implying he is comfortable now and leads himself to a bench to sleep on.
What expectations do we have of the genre and narrative of the film?
This movie seems to be in the science fiction genre just judging from the opening scene because its abnormal for someone to fall to earth. Also this film can also link to the genre of mystery because it contains many enigma codes which are also conventional in the sci-fi genre. later on in the movie the protagonist will be on a mission to return home where he came from and a "helper" character type person will help him reach his goal.
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