Monster's Ball Review

Monster’s Ball

Monster’s ball really doesn’t give much sound at all. Instead of depending on sound or tone music the movie express’ the emotions of the characters by showing more face close ups and body movements. The viewer is made to sense and feel the emotion of the character just by the acting that is being done. For example when P. Diddy is being taken on his last walk, the camera in focused on him in front of the guards and it shows his sweaty face, enlarged eyes, and flaring nostrils representing fear. When a car hits Halle Berry’s son, the movie shows a frantic woman in search of help for her son. She is crying in the rain, trying to help her son come back to this world. There is only an eerie background sound, nothing to loud to drown out the sound of the characters.
This film made a very dramatic impact on the viewer with only a couple special effects. In reality it wouldn’t really considered a special effect. The scene in which P. Diddy is b...