How do you analyze a scene from a movie and put it into an essay?

Answer 1

You can analyse it any way you want, just some ways are better than others. I would advise analysing like you would a book; you have to pick out the major themes that are being communicated. After finding the themes, you then can look at how they are formulated, and what effect that has on the audience. You can look at a wide range of motifs (dominant idea of the movie), like the use of water in Romeo and Juliet. You can also analyse the dialogue, and the characterisation through that scene. It's always good to contextualise with the rest of the movie, and sometimes give reference to other works as well. Hope that helps