EVALUATION ACTIVITY 2
In this task i will be comparing the similarities and differences of the two characters shown above in the split screen image. On the left is Luke playing the character of Chris Taylor, while on the right is Sylvester Stallone playing the character Rocky. They both have similarities and difference that can be linked through there characters.
Similarities
The similarities between these characters and in the shot are:
- They are both running through the street
- Both characters are training
- Both characters are the underdogs going into the fight
- Both scenes shown above are set in day time
- Both characters have a poor background
Rocky background Rocky's background in the film is seen as a poor background. He lives in the slums of Philadelphia and is very poor. Fighting is his only option as he never graduated to earn a education to get him a job
Chris Taylor background
Chris Taylor has a rough background as he grew up. He was bought up and live in a poor neighborhood of Hillfields in Coventry. Fighting is what Chris knew best and had been doing it for the last 20 years ready for his big chance.
Above are the two characters that i have done a short information on their background.The similarities on their background are very similar as they are both have poor upbringing forcing them to turn to fighting as a way of trying to turn there life's around.
Differences
The differences between these characters and in the shot are:
- The angle in which the shot is taken are 2 different shots. The shot of Rocky is a mid shot to show some of the background but more focus of the character training. While the shot of Chris Taylor is long shot. This is to show the whole scenery in which he is training in to set the scene a bit more into how rough area Chris trains in.
- The clothing both characters are wearing are complete different to each other. Rocky is wearing a jumper and matching jogging bottoms while Chris is wearing a t-shirt and shorts. From this we can in which the climate they train in maybe different. From what we see Rocky wearing which is full length warm clothes that he maybe training in colder conditions compared to Chris as from what he is wearing on could show that the climate is slightly warmer as hes not having to wrap up while training.
- The scenery can also show some differences. The scenery of Rocky we can see quite a lot of children running after Rocky. This can show he is popular with his city or community so that when he is training the children want to join him. We can also see in the far distance of this shot that the city is very welcoming or shared by a lot of nationalities, we can see this by the number of flags running across the top of the scene.
As for the scenery in the shot containing Chris Taylor, the scenery shows more of a urban part of the city but yet still one of the more undeveloped area. We can tell this by in which the conditions of the roads are as they are in bad condition. There is also the orange and green building in the background which is in poor condition as its has various of graffiti spots on. From this scene we can see Chris may like to train alone as he looks focused whiles training on his own. - The appearance of the two characters are different as well from only what we can see is Rocky looks more rough in terms of how his hair as its not been groomed but then again looks more professional with sweat bands, matching attire and the glove warping around his hands. While Chris Taylor looks more casual in non matching attire.
