In Seven Pounds Will Smith plays the character of Ben Thomas, a man trying to find a way to redeem his consience. Ben causes a road accident which ends in seven people dieing, including his wife. He discovers he has the power to save seven strangers lives. He tests the strangers to ensure he is helping the right people. In the sequence I have chosen to look at involves Ben talking to an elderly woman about a man he is going to help called Stuart. He discovers from the woman that Stuart is not the good man he thought he was.
When Ben first enters the room he peeks round the door and says hello in a friendly tone. He then closes the door behind him and remains stood by the door as he introduces himself to the elderly lady. He speaks in a soft tone and smiles at the lady to show she dosnt need to scared of him. Will uses costume to create his role of Ben. He wears a suit and carries a brief case suggesting he is a buisness man. This image also gives a formal and important look.
Ben uses a chair to get closer to the lady, he slowly turns the chair around and pulls it towards the bed before sitting down. He never touches her but leans forward and always looks her in the eye, he does this to show she can trust him. He speaks at a steady pace and in a soft tone to let the lady know she dosnt need to be
frightened of him. When he asks her about Stuart his vioce turns to a much sterner tone, suggesting it is important she tells him what he is like.
When the lady begins to tell him what Stuart has been doing to her Ben pulls his eyebrows together and has a shocked and almost discusted expression on his face. Although we do not hearing what the lady tells Ben as she writes it down we know by his reaction that Stuart has been treating her badly. As the lady begins to cry Ben leans on the bed and puts his hands over his mouth to stop himslef crying. His eyesbrows are raised together again suggesting he his trying to hold back tears.
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