In this medium tightly framed shot of The Royal Tenenbaums, mise en scene is used to highlight the symbolic meaning behind the shot. Locating Chas and Royal in a confined space, such as a closet, further entraps the characters in this tightly framed shot with no open spaces. Everything is filled. Having a profile shot of both characters suggests their etnrapment within their own life and thoughts due to their unawareness of observation through this profile eye level angled frame. The subsidary contrast in the frame is the games highlighting the visual confusion which surrounds Royal and Chas further entrapping them into their unhappy lives. For Royal, the games Risk, Operation, and Monopoly all allude to the entanglements of his lie about his sickness in the hopes of regaining a relationship with his family which appears to be already lost. For Chas, Risk, Operation, and Monopoly still have the common theme of danger to them which he feels paranoid in his inability to escape after his wife's death. Chas's lower angle/height from his father represents a vulnerability and dominance which Royal has over him despite his un-fatherly qualities. The dominant of the lightbulb in the center of the frame turning on and off alludes to the further confusion of the family situation around them where they are unable to find a constant of light or darkness/ happiness or sadness. Having the lightbulb at the top of the frame suggests a dominance over the characters. Not only is the lightbulb a dominance over the lighting, but the characters are weighed down by their own entrapments and "game" of a life which they feel unable to control. In addition, placing the important visual element of the boar's head outside of the frame suggests Royal's own separation from the family because of his isolation in recent years. The boar's head appears to be a metaphor for Royal in this regard. As Wes Anderson has said, "It's all here, it all exists here, " each shot truly symbolically balances and defines the characters in the framing of the scene.
In this shot, the dysfunctional family of the Tenenbaums is displayed through the mise en scene. The tightly framed shot again suggests the entrapment each character feels within their own life. Each character has some sort of inner dilemma which is plaguing them and constantly follows them through each frame. The only loosely framed component of the scene, which doubles as the dominant in the center/viewfinder of the camera, is the chair at the head of the table which is missing its occupant, Royal. This not only symbolically represents the loss of Royal as a part of the family (father's are often thought of as the head of the family just as the chair is at the head of the table) but, also the loosely framed component alludes to Royal's role later in the film. Although Royal was the reason for much of the dysfunctionality of the family to begin with, through faking his impending death Royal saves the family from their own entrapments allowing them all to be content in their lives. The subsidiary contrast of the proximity of the glasses of milk and water on the table through an eye level shot looking up upon the family, suggests the physical/mental barriers many of the characters have built up entrapping them in their own unhappiness and disconnecting them from the family. Having Margo and Henry at the end of the table is tactful as well because they both are outsiders in this seemingly connected family both hoping to feel a sense of belonging within it. Richie's locatation at the kid's table draws attention to how all the children are living in their past with the way they dress, their stagnate lives, and inability to move on from their preconceived notions of their father. Furthermore, Wes Anderson pays close attention to details in order to capture the symbolic importance behind each character's mentality in order to make it obvious for the viewer.
darkness/ happiness or sadness. Having the lightbulb at the top of the frame suggests a dominance over the characters. Not only is the lightbulb a dominance over the lighting, but the characters are weighed down by their own entrapments and "game" of a life which they feel unable to control. In addition, placing the important visual element of the boar's head outside of the frame suggests Royal's own separation from the family because of his isolation in recent years. The boar's head appears to be a metaphor for Royal in this regard. As Wes Anderson has said, "It's all here, it all exists here, " each shot truly symbolically balances and defines the characters in the framing of the scene.
In this shot, the dysfunctional family of the Tenenbaums is displayed through the mise en scene. The tightly framed shot again suggests the entrapment each character feels within their own life. Each character has some sort of inner dilemma which is plaguing them and constantly follows them through each frame. The only loosely framed component of the scene, which doubles as the dominant in the center/viewfinder of the camera, is the chair at the head of the table which is missing its occupant, Royal. This not only symbolically represents the loss of Royal as a part of the family (father's are often thought of as the head of the family just as the chair is at the head of the table) but, also the loosely framed component alludes to Royal's role later in the film. Although Royal was the reason for much of the dysfunctionality of the family to begin with, through faking his impending death Royal saves the family from their own entrapments allowing them all to be content in their lives. The subsidiary contrast of the proximity of the glasses of milk and water on the table through an eye level shot looking up upon the family, suggests the physical/mental barriers many of the characters have built up entrapping them in their own unhappiness and disconnecting them from the family. Having Margo and Henry at the end of the table is tactful as well because they both are outsiders in this seemingly connected family both hoping to feel a sense of belonging within it. Richie's locatation at the kid's table draws attention to how all the children are living in their past with the way they dress, their stagnate lives, and inability to move on from their preconceived notions of their father. Furthermore, Wes Anderson pays close attention to details in order to capture the symbolic importance behind each character's mentality in order to make it obvious for the viewer.
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