We were shown a selection of films in our first drama session with debbie, "Le Miroir" was my personal favourite of the selection that she showed us. I like it because it is an original idea, and i love how well it was shot in such a small visual space and just what you can do with it to reflect the current age in the story.
The structure of the film reflects the main theme - journey. It is a personal journey that a boy takes in his life. It starts off with him being a little boy and ends with him flicking off the light when he is an old man, signifying his death.
I really like the use of first person in this film, it really helps to make things more personal with the audience. Seeing as this is the only viewpoint we have, and there isn't a change of location, for us to have an idea of what age our character is before we see him in the mirror is the set dressing and props. So we see a shaving set when he first begins to shave, or a cigarette with wrinkled tattoos on his arm when we know he is middle aged. All the small things like that make a massive difference to the audience because the location is all one colour and not that important to look at, it is all about the props that are used to help create a new character each time he turns away from the mirror, and it works very effectively.
Overall I really enjoyed this short film, it was the most creative idea i have seen in a long time, and it got me emotionally involved with the main character, which was very important. I enjoyed the camera techniques used and how it was used to link the edits into one smooth motion.
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