Source Code

Source Code

Director:
Duncan Jones

Writer
Ben Ripley

Starring
Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga


Plot:
This film is about a man is in a room and is put in the same situation numerous times to try and save a bomb from going off. The soldier wakes in the body of this man on the train and has to try and stop the bomb from going off and trying to find who planted the bomb as there is rumours that another bomb is going to go off in another part of America. His mission is to save the people on the train and to stop further explosions from going on.

The storyline also has humorous effects to it. This is a rate kind of thriller as it keeps you on the edge of your seat with all of the action scenes but can easily give you a laugh. One example of a humorous moment in the film is when Jake goes back into the scene and already knows what is going to happen as it has happened times before. For example, coffee gets spilled over him in every scene and he manages to stop this and this amazes Michelle. We can also see the chemistry between Jake and Michelle as the audience get a good laugh from them. There is a good use of romance, suspense, mystery and thrills in this film which makes it a well made film.

Cinematography is used well in this film as he shots are used consistently throughout the same scenes and there are a lot of close up scenes which show the emotions of the characters.

The ending is a good ending to the film as it answers a few questions but also leaves more questions to be answered. This is a good way to end a film because it makes the audience really think about the film even after it is finished so it would make the audience more interested in the film.






I think that this trailer is pretty effective as the storyline is made clear and the trailer isn't boring. The trailer isn't boring because there are a lot of action scenes within the trailer, Also,we get to know a lot about what is going to happen within the film. It has been edited well because the action scenes are edited really quickly and action scenes are supposed to be edited quickly to keep the audience interested in what is going on. The target audience is probably young male teenagers and young male adults because there are a lot of action scenes and explosions which would appeal to this target audience as this is what they would enjoy.





This is the opening 5 minutes of the film. The film starts with a man called Sean waking up on a train while Christina is talking to him. Sean gets confused when Christina calls him Sean because he doesn't go by that name. He says that his name is Captain Stevens but Christina laughs it off. Sean is seen to be looking around the train observing the surroundings which includes coffee being spilt on his shoe and being asked for his ticket. He doesn't really pay much attention to what she is saying. He says he feels sick and walks around the train looking around and asking random questions. He then goes into the bathroom and sees a different man in the mirror and gets confused. He goes back to sit with Christina and she gets worried about him. The train then explodes to end the scene killing everyone.




This is a video which describes how the train scenes were made. The director is talking about how he wanted to use techniques from Hitchcock films. This is made clear on the train scenes as the scenes from Source Code and Strangers On A Train are looked to be very similar. Also, Jake Gyllenhaal is wearing a suit much like the men in Strangers On A Train. They decided to film the train scenes on a set rather than an actual train because the event is revisited so that everything can stay the same which would include the backgrounds and so that the audience wouldn't get bored.




This is a scene from the film in which Sean calls a man called Donald Stevens and talks to him about how his son unfortunately died during war. Sean says how he knew his son well from the war and from working together. We then hear how Donald gets emotional and tells Sean that he loves his son. This scene is very emotional because of the background music is very soft and made to make the audience feel sorry for Sean and Donald. Also, the close up shots of Seans face show that he is emotional and that he is close to tears.




This is the last scene of the film and it opens up the possibility of a sequel. This is because that Sean finds out more about the Source Code which nobody else knew about and this knowledge could be used in a possible sequel film.