The Obvious and the Code

As many before me have said. Bellour's writing was utterly confusing. He refers to the car scenes calling them shot 1-12, and describes them. To the reader though, it is impossible to keep up with him unless there is a visual supplement illustrating exactly which shot he is talking about. We saw the movie just yesterday and it was still extremely hard for me to follow. So in that sense, I had to read this article multiple times and still do not feel like I have a lot to show for it. What I was able to grasp though is that these shots, that take place in a small area (the car) are used as a "code" to develop narration, whether the characters in the scene are talking or not. The shots seemed to follow some sort of pattern and the repetition of these shots help with the continuity of the narrative as well as add a certain style of photography to the film. These are things that as a viewer, we take in what we see and don't really think too much of it. But the shots do help develop and unconscious understanding of the space, the characters within the space, and the relationship between the two characters.