The film

Cards (7)

  • Who directed Alien
    Ridley Scott
  • how are high angle shots used in the film?

    to show the small size of the crew compared to the Alien
  • how are non diegetic sounds used in the film?

    to add suspense- and to the impact of the jump scares
  • what are the themes in Alien?
    power and control(male gaze)
    fear of the other
    identity (male anxiety)
  • when do we see the "male gaze"
    when Ripley undresses in the control room, camera lingers over her
  • whats the symbolism in the final scene

    the walls dripping wet- as Ripley undresses
  • what dose the camera do in the final scene
    stalk Ripley