I-Robot Scene Analysis

I chose a three minute scene from i-robot, this is the scene where Dr. Calvin has been told to destroy Sonny and Spooner is looking for answers to what Sonny is, and what he is for. Throughout the whole scene is one continuous sound, the music starts of slowly and keeps the same speed throughout the scene but it gets stronger and louder as the scene progresses and reaches a crescendo when Sonny is about to be destroyed, this music adds mood the scene and builds up tension and suspense. The lighting in the Sonny parts is bright, white and clean, it shows that the building is official, no mess, and then it switches to Spooner and the change in lighting is great, it is very dark and dirty outside, it has been deliberately made like this to show what people think of the old robots, as trash, and how wasted and dark the world has become outside technology. With Sonny and Calvin the shots are mostly medium and close-ups, it helps show the conversation they are having and the effects and emotions it causes. There aren’t many rapid cuts because the scene is not moving so fast, this adds to the feeling of Calvin, how reluctant she is and how slow time is moving for her, the shots also don’t show much aside from Sonny and Calvin which helps the viewer focus only on them. There are also no shots that show Sonny talking before he is supposed to get deactivated, this is done so you don’t guess that Sonny has been swapped with a different robot but the look on Calvin’s face and the music make you believe that it was him.