The trailers to the films “World Trade Center” and “Black Hawk Down” use similar visual arguments to try to capture their audience in the short time they have. Previews are interesting because they do in fact have such a short period of time to convey to their audience what they want to get across. Directors have to package up the best clips of their film and present it in a convincing way.
That being said the films “Black Hawk Down” and “World Trade Center” for the most part both capture the viewer’s emotions. It does so through the way the visual arguments are presented. Both films rely heavily on the use of the appeal, pathos, or emotional. The “Black Hawk Down” trailer conveys to the audience emotions of compassion, brotherhood, patriotism, but also a sense of something greater than yourself. Compassion is played with throughout the preview; however, the image of the Somolian children running through the mist especially sticks out. Viewers can identify with the innocence of the situation and it almost provides a sense of peace during a time that was far from that. The image of the men helping carry one of their wounded soldiers out of harm’s way is an excellent example of brotherhood. A similar visual argument between the two trailers is the image of family. In both films, the men are isolated from their families but are shown holding pictures of them. This argument is done so the audience can connect with the men.
The film “World Trade Center” obviously has several strong images that will be forever etched in the minds of most Americans. The visual arguments used in this trailer evoke many of the same feelings as “Black Hawk Down.” However on top of compassion and patriotism, fear and anger are two emotions that could be felt from this preview. Again, a lot of pathos is being used to appeal to the viewers. As Nikos said, The trailer starts with a typical day in New York City, the men going about their usual routines. This image is an argument itself, arguing innocence. Light versus dark is also apparent in this film, fitting the situation. In conclusion, the two previews are quite similar in the way visual arguments are used.
Absolutly! This is a great way to discribe the two trailers because i did the same two. I like how you discribed how they show patriatism and compassion so the reader can already get a visual of the preview just by reading this blog. I saw the same image as you did in this in that both give wonderful visual arguments to the viewer. All though, I dont really see where you are going with the family aspect. I need a little bit more info on that one. But other than that disagreement, great job Fonzy.
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