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Signification in Heathers In films, directors use particular techniques and effects to make their audience see or feel something. This can be shown in the film ‘Heathers’ (1989), written by Daniel Waters and directed by Michael Lehman. A lot can be said simply by showing someone a sequence of images, even more than lines of dialogue. This is apparent in ‘Heathers’ (1989) straight from the opening sequence, in which three of the main characters (Heather Chandler, Heather Duke and Heather McNamara) are playing a game of croquet in a huge garden full of different plants, flowers, ornaments, etc. At the end of the sequence, Heather Chandler swings the croquet ball at the face of a girl buried in the ground; this girl is our heroine Veronica Sawyer. Of course this is all just a fantasy, used to set up the relationship between these four girls, but also show that the film is offbeat and you’ll never quite be sure what’s real and what isn’t. The sequence opens on the three Heather’s getting up from a white bench in the garden surrounded a small picket fence and a circle of flowers. As they step over the fence, they trample the flowers into the ground. This shows that the characters are ruthless and they will step over anyone or anything they have to, to get where they’re going or what they want.
Approximate Word count = 828
Approximate Pages = 3.3
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