Sin city character analaysis

Sin City Character Analysis

Shellie (Love Interest)Shellie is the 'love interest' of the film and her character is shown to have multiple

sides to her. To begin with Shellie stands confidently with her hands on her hips and is dressed in extremely revealing clothes portraying her as a sex object. This

creates the idea of her being a powerful and independent woman.

We then see her begin to get emotional as she begins to talk about how Jackie treats her and makes references to how he is abusive towards her 'no one wants to flirt with the waitress who's face is all purple and swollen up

with bruises', this clearly effects her and makes you think she isn't as confident as first appeared to be. We then see panic shown in her face

through a close up and a shakiness to her voice as Jackie threatens to break the door down, showing the audience she is scared of him, adding to the

negative opinions they already have of him.

After Jackie hits Shellie, she is shown through a high angle to be sat on the floor with blood on her face, this resembles her vulnerability and weakness. We then see Shellie through a higher angle when she stands up to herself to Jackie's friends, this signifies how they don't faze her and she is not scared

of them.

Jackie Boy (villain)Jackie is shown in darkness throughout the whole of this scene, he has dark clothing and black hair which covers his face, this long hair shows a lack of

interest about his appearance which many villains are portrayed like. To begin with his facial expression is mainly covered by shadows which adds to the

darkness of his character.

Jackie is the villain of the film so you expect this character to be fearless like most villains are, in fact he is shown to be a coward throughout. He turns up to Shellie's house with a group of his friends, showing how he does not have

the courage to stand up for himself, also threatening to 'smash the door down' but never actually goes through with this threat. He is also never

shown in a low angle which represents power, implying he has a lack of it.

When Jackie first encounters with Dwight they are shown in a two shot where Jackie's face is covered with darkness and Dwight is shown in the

light. Symbolizing the good in Dwight's character and the bad in Jackie's. A close up is also shown of Jackie's face where the fear is blatant and for the

first time he knows he has no control.

Dwight (hero)The first time we see Dwight's character he is shown topless, revealing how he is Shellie's new lover. The two shot with Dwight standing behind Shellie shows the significant height difference which proves how he is her protector. When talking he stands with a blank expression upon his face and speaks in a monotone way,

this reveals how he is not at all scared of Jackie or worried about what could potentially happen.

In the bathroom when we first see him he is shown through a reflection, which is a common them used in thrillers. By him appearing

and Jackie not noticing also implies a smoothness that his character has.

As he is holding Jackie's head into the toilet he is shown through a low angle with powerful music playing, this shows the strength that his character actually has. His character is overall shown like a typical hero is, he is

attractive, brave and protective over people he loves.