Language Features

Editing- The editing of the last scene of into the wild picked up in pace when we see Alexander, the main character is getting ready to die. When he looks up to the sky the heart beat starts to occur then cutting between shots happens fast. We see him then the blue sky cutting between each other to keep the audience occupied and to also show him in an alternative ending with his parents but still cutting towards the sky because he really still wants to be in the wild. The editing slows down as the heartbeat increases faster and faster until it stops. All we see is Alexander laying their dead with no music and no heartbeat. This is to show shock and sadness to the audience.

Moving camera shots- In the last scene of the movie into the wild when we see the main character dying. In this scene every camera shot is moving. This is first shown as he is looking into the sky the camera shot is looking down at him and spinning around slowing getting closer to his face. Same happens to the sky the camera shot is moving in a different direction every time going up down across, zooming in and out. This is done to show what the main character is feeling, he is losing is mind because of the pain that he is experiencing. Once he dies the camera shot starts off as a close up and then starts to move out from his face and into the sky. This is done to tell the viewers that he has passed away and the film is ending.

Music & Sound- The music in the last scene of the film ‘into the wild’ is soft and slow because the main character is dying. The orchestra music makes the audience feel sad and emotional because of his suffering. As the music fades we know that his life is coming to an end. We now hear a heavy heartbeat which is the main sound. This is to represent how long he has left to live; it’s just a waiting game. When the heartbeat gets faster and faster the audience prepares themselves for his death which happens. We then have silence, no music, no sound just silence for 10 seconds. This is to get the audience to feel shocked with disbelief. But when the music picks up with an acoustic guitar song, the audience gets a sad but happy feeling because he died doing what he loved and died a happy person.

Camera angles- The camera angles in the last scene of film ‘into the wild’ are mostly shown high. We first see this when the main character is lying down the camera angle is looking above him towards his face. This is done to show his expressions but also to show our last main look at the character before he dies. The camera angle also gives us his point of view into the show, this represents hope and freedom, they are the last things that he tries to grab onto. That is why we see plenty of blue sky. When he dies the camera angle slowly goes away from him and away from his location as if leaving him in peace in his happy place.