Deutschland 83 Close-textual analysis

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Scene 1: Garden/BBQ scenes (East & West Germany)

East Germany

  • Old fashioned house
  • folk/pop music
  • Props-gifts from the west seen as valuable
  • not much wealth
  • divided between older people and younger people in the house
  • sense of community and togetherness
West Germany
  • seems very business related
  • very formal
  • quite forced relationships
  • more food choices at the western barbeque
  • more sophisticated atmosphere
  • Camera circling around characters hinting at spy narrative and the walls closing in on him
Scene 2:
  • People seen wearing colourful and vibrant clothes
  • luxury colours
  • shelves stacked uniformly, not normal for Martin to see in the East
  • Laid back police- not caring about job/easy
  • Music sets the scene and gives atmosphere of the time and era that we are in.
  • branded clothes represent post modernism & possible patriarchy in Germany- he's wearing Puma & Adidas- both German brands.
Scene 3:
  • Montage of Martin using different types of gadgets
  • Pace is created in how quickly he learns new skills and picks up skills
  • contrasts between east/west to display differences and his desire to be in the east with his family and girlfriend
  • Dramatic irony- family don't know what happened to Martin, audience do.
  • quick cuts from all of the gadgets he uses
  • Split screen contrast between east and west is representative of the Berlin wall of during the cold war.
Scene 4:
  • Tension built when the commander comes back to his office
  • editing style used creates tension through the quick cuts and music
  • Pace built in how quickly Martin operates
  • First shot was through a window, representative of the spy genre and narrative
  • CCTV style camera work to represent spy narrative 
  • ECU further portray spy narrative through focus on the words "Confidential" & "nuclear"
  • Diegetic sound boosted to represent heart beat and anxiety in Martin.

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