Cinematography and Editing in DBATB

-The use of the handheld camera in Papinous apartment?
In this scene the use of the handheld camera increases the realism and authenticity which DBATB aims for throughout. It also makes the spectator feel as if they're there watching in on the scene unfold and the quite sad conversation between father and son. It could also represent the freedom that Jean-Do has at this point in the film as he's buzzing around his father, shaving him and obviously physically active, much like a hand held camera.
-Compared to the more static use of camera on the beach?
In this scene the camera is static and juxtaposes the scene that takes place in Papinou's apartment as whereas before the camera had more movement and freedom, just like Jean-Do however on the beach the camera is completely still which links to the way Jean-Do is now, after his stroke. He's completely motionless much like the camera.

The fantasy sequence, how is meaning created by:

-The close up shots at the start of the sequence focusing upon the butterfly.
-Compared to the mid and wider shots as the sequence progresses.
The use of the close up shots at the start create meaning as we know thats what Jean-Do is thinking, we know he is imagining the butterfly. Another reason for the the close up shots is to represent imagination itself and how when imagining something we think of something very small and insignificant and build it up into something bigger, this is the meaning that the mid and wider shots create, they are the bigger picture. The part of the dream or the imagination where theres a flood of different things happening and they also represent the progress of Jean-Dos mind and what's going through his head.

Editing

-The fantasy sequence ends with a montage of photos from Jean-Dos life edited in reverse chronology, what is the meaning behind this?
The meaning behind this is to evoke sympathy from the spectator as it shows Jean-Do as a young man and baby and it even

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