Eight - Jack Storer

this film is a moving social realist piece we can tell this by the hard hitting story line which resolves around the loss of family member this is further pushed by the seriousness of the mother creates real tension.


I think what makes this film so unique is the accurate reconstruction of the P.O.V of Jonathan the facts he tells us allows us as an audience to use our own knowledge to piece together the story behind the loss of his father.

the set up of this film works really well as a short. we never find out exactly how his father died. but the more clues the naive eight year old boy gives us the more clear it becomes. this naivety is something everyone can relate to and really captures the audience. this is only added to by the great editing and amazing acting.

the soundtrack worked really well the use of violins at the start that I can only describe as eerie. this then fades out leaving us with very little nondiegetic sound. this lack of soundtrack creates a great feeling of being there.

the themes and issues of this film include the naivety of the eight year old boy. and his struggle to understand the links between football and his fathers death. also the struggle of the mother trying to protect her son from what killed his father.


Director:
Stephen Daldry
Writer:
Tim Clague (writer)