Good Neighbor

The other day, I watched the movie Good Neighbor. The movie was terrible, and I don’t suggest that anyone watch it. However, there were several devices that were used throughout the movie that caught my eye. A serial killer has raped and killed many women in a certain area. One of a the main characters, a skeptical female, becomes extremely paranoid about all that is occurring. When she walks back to her apartment by herself, an extreme close up of her face is shown as she hears someone walking behind her. All the audience can see is her face and a blurred figure behind her. Then, the camera looks ahead and focuses back on her face again. The camera looks ahead once again then turns back around, and instead of the woman’s face being there, we have an over the shoulder shot of a strange man in a hood. The camera angles and shots have created a feeling of suspense and fear among the audience. Without those devices, there would not be the sense of fear with the audience. Even though the man just walks around her because he accidentally bumped into her, the camera angles had instilled a sense of uncertainty in the audience. These same camera methods are used throughout the entire movie to create a feeling of uneasiness and suspense. The audience is never certain what is about to be seen or shown which allows the movie to be suspenseful. Overall, though, the movie is not good. There are neat camera angles, but the storyline is unfortunately bad.