drive

• film provides lack of depth and it is disjunctive in emotion, 'the kid' shows no empathy towards killing the gangsters - hyperreal viewpoint towards the realness of death.
• representation of LA - birds eye view and de-populated, 
• baudrillards simulacra: previous knowledge gained from the media that LA is very populous and glamorous. 
• fairytale element - slowmo and golden glow, ie. in elevator scene. 
• contrasts representation of LA in film, 
• exaggerated hyperreality - audience decodes from previous cultural knowledge. 
• Mise en scene manipulates audiences perception of time, - difficult to recognise; contradicting features e.g. modern race cars / retro cars. 
• no direct indicator of time = confusion = pomo
• ambiguity - uninformed throughout film.
• creates new parallel universe 

• mixture of genres - form of bricolage 
• river scene - romance - idealistic view - utopian view 
• opening credits = hot pink in title sequence references 'risky business' teen comedy drama in 1983. this colour also links to electric pop scene 
• the colour undermines 'the kids' masculinity, pink is associated with women, could be showing that the kid has a softer side. 
• Intertextuality - video game medium i.e. grant theft auto, LA violence, birds eye view, unnatural shot, hyperreal world. 
• Levi strauss concept of bricolage; deletion of dialogue, leaves audience deciphering meaning through facial expressions / body language. 
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