Thelma & Louise

Director: Ridley Scott

Genre: Girly, Drama, Thriller.

Filiming Location: Bakersfield, California, USA.

Busy place, country town. Friendly, Non -diegetic sounds. (phone rings).

Best friends going away on a trip. Road trip.

Maybe a violent husband? Empathsis of thelma's husband being a cheater when she mentions buying carpet on a friday. Who want buy a carpet on a friday? Thelma trys to tell him about the trip, but in a way she is teasing him.

Thelma - No confidence what so ever in herself, not very much dignity. She seems very disorganised in the way she packs for her holiday/get away. This seems to be the perfect chance to get away from her husband. Maybe suggesting she wants to leave him. She gave him chances to treat her as his wife.

Louise - Controlling, organised. Seems to be really protective of thelma, trying to take her away from her husband. So maybe she realises how bad it is at home for her. The way she packed seem to hint that she was really hygenic and knew she was coming back. Very neat & tidy suggests that she has a very organised life. Likes things to go to plan.

There is such a contrast between home kitchen, the family life in thelmas house & the hectic busy life of louise's job. Thelma's house life suggests she might feel trapped within her own house. Isolated? Lonely? Where as louise's busy lifestyle (being round lots of people, serving customers, friendly interaction).

Lots of background music. In the first scene where louise is in the resturant in her busy lifestyle. The lyrics to part of the song were " i don't need a man " suggesting she can cope without a man. Maybe past relationships havent worked in the past.

Taking a photograph creates a memory for them. Getting away for a break, or maybe in thelma's case forever.

When you first see the classic car, you see mountains in the background suggesting thats where they are intending to go. Escape? Freedom? Sense of direction.