6.) dexter analysis
- 2. Mosquitos are known for being insects that suck the blood fro other animals. This represents Dexters nature and how he may have the sam characteristics, not literally but loosely based.
- 3. He then goes on to squash the insect with his hand, implying that he seeks dominance through this.
- 4. The name is faded with blood and has drips all around it to imply a washing sort of affect. This hints at his job or profession.
- 5. The meat is used to represent the body’s and meat of a human. Many of the slides in the sequence are a visual representations of something or are symbolising an idea.
- 6. The egg is cracked by smashing down on a surface, showing his aggression and anger. Dexter uses fake heads filled with fake blood to try and recreate a murder scene. By smacking the head in he gains an understanding of use of weapon. This foreshadows those events.
- 7. The splatter of ketchup is as simple representation of blood splatters, dexter’s profession. All the shots are of extreme closeups which imply intensity and obsession.
- 8. The name of the actor who plays Dexter glitches when it appears on the screen. This shows the characters dark side and how he can change instantly into something more dangerous. The back of his head is shown and a blurred version of his face.
- 9. When making coffee he presses the filter down and bubble rise to the surface. This symbol represents how he disposes of his bodies, by dropping them in the sea. The darkness of the coffee also indicates tot he darkness of dexter.
- 10. This floss string is pulled tightly around his finger and causing his small amounts of pain as well. This brings him pleasure and joy. The string is a symbol for strangling someone and the shot of his neck when flossing, re- instates that.
- 11. The extreme close up of the shoe being tied represents the bags being tied that he keeps the bodies in. The motion of the string is fast and quick just like dexter when killing.
- 12. This is the clip just before we get to see dexter fully and the T- shirt is pulled over his face and he does this in a low action. This use of the shot shows that methods he uses to contain his victims, i.e plastic wrap over their faces. He pulls it tightly and his face comes through slightly showing how he likes the feeling of suffocation.
- 13. finally we see his face and it looks tired and relaxed. We can see that he is a very lied back character and is not on edge which juxtaposes the actions he takes when he is darker, which is represented by the dim lit side of his face. Showing his darker side, literally.