THE BRIDGE Flashcards
(6 cards)
REPRESENTATION
How is the genre of nordic noir marked?
Brutal crimes
Strong female leads
Dark, urban settings
A feeling of paranoia
A tortured protagonist
Multi-strand narrative.
REPRESENTATION
Which contextual factors lead to the representation of a non-idyllic Scandinavian society?
The Sweedish Prime Minister was assassinated in 1986 - links to themes of brutal crimes, paranoia and darkurban settings.
There was a terrorist attack in 2011, which killed 77 people in Norway - links to themes of brutal crimes, paranoia and dark urban settings.
Liberality of Scandinavian scoiety - links to a strong female lead.
REPRESENTATION
What is the effect of the establishing shot?
It is an establishing wide shot of the Öresund Bridge, a rpeated motif throughout the series which might symbolise the transition of ideologies between Sweeden (liberal) and Norway (conservative).
The Bridge might also be symbolic of the cross-country connections (could link industry and the geographical locations of the show)
This instatly represents a dark, urban and isolated setting typical of nordic noir.
REPRESENTATION
What is the effect of the opening shot of dolls?
The opening shot is a close up of discarded female dolls.
Important as the episode aims to break down gender roles and expectations, these discarded dolls might also symbolise the discarding of gendered stereotypes.
REPRESENTATION
What is the effect of the characters being framed in shot?
The opening shot includes a wide shot of Saga framed by gates, later on she is framed by elevator doors.
We also see wide shots of Hanne and Henrick framed by pillars on a building.
This might be symbolic of containment, society seeking to contain people in a cerian label and restricting them in a certain identity.
The episode is critical of this, ecouraging people to beak free of these labels and restrictions.
