The Inbetweeners movie

Case Study 1 - Mission Impossible 4

Mini analyse 6

Mise en scene

In the opening scene, when the male and female are in the shop the audience can see from the start that the woman is the stereotypical female who loves shopping, dresses etc. The clothes and the jewelry she is wearing automatically portray this image of her being a very elegant and petite, which the directors try to convey to the audience. When the scene cuts to the men in the house it emphasizes the difference in gender between men and women; the men are standing around with a class of whisky and smoking a cigar. This again fits in with the stereotypical male characteristics; one is wearing a very smart suit, which again is the iconic men’s clothing to wear.

In a very short scene a man is trying to fix or create some sort of alarm, which again highlights to the audience that males are more likely to be mysterious and involved in crooked things; the dialogue throughout the clip indicates to the audience that something is going on that is not legal.

The other male in the suit who ‘finds’ the ring is also is presented as a rather manly character as he has a cockney accent and is wearing a suit. He was also presented as a cocky character, in comparison to the woman who was very timid and shy at the beginning and a nervous wreck once she lost her ring.

Finally in the last scene when the male and female are in the café the female is in a tight fitted jacket, showing some cleavage; this highlights that woman tend to be more of the flirtatious sex, whilst the man is more focused on the money he earned.