Title: Thelma and Louise
Genre: Buddy movie, chick flick, feminist drama, road drama, crime, thriller etc.
Setting: USA,(Texas/ Colorado) released in 1991
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis
The basic plot of the film is about two women who embark on a journey that gets them into a lot of trouble.... they lead completely different lives Louise is a busy waitress, very neat and free and single and proud of it and keeps herself to herself. However Thelma is a bored housewife and is tied down in a marriage to a powerhouse man who thinks more of himself than his wife, she's quite open and very careless with housework and organisation.
- The busy place at the beginning- activity and atmosphere shows everyday ordinary activity
- 2 women who are in complete contrast of each other but compliment each other well
- Use of close up shots to show facial expressions
- Crane shot at the beginning to show the busy environment where Louise is then crane shot to show Thelma's trapped and quiet life, both environments reflect both women's personality
- Freeze frame of when the women take a picture to show significance of the 2 women's friendship- show they're about to embark on a journey
- Language and music suggests small town, southern accents
- Lighting in both the restaurant and Thelma's kitchen reflects the mood of each women.
- Use of non- diagetic sound
- Props- e.g gun shows its significance to the film the way Thelma is handling it suggests danger.
- Film centres around Louise's thunderbird '66 car- the background in which the car is first shown has mountains which gives clues about how the film is going to end.
- Editing- used for time changes (skips entire day from morning til the afternoon) used for the time lapse through day/week/month
