Mise-en-scène of Spider-Man 2 (2004)

 The scene I chose to cover for this topic is the Raindrops are Falling Sequence in Sam Ramis 2004 film Spider-Man 2. In this scene/sequence, we see our main protagonist Peter Parker going through and enjoying his normal life after abandoning his alter ego of Spider-Man, all while to the background score of B.J. Thomas Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head.  I chose this scene to cover because I felt like it conveyed the four primary components of mise-en-scene in a unique way with it’s execution and style that only Sam Rami could pull off in a Spider-Man film. Starting off with the design of the scene, you see that it’s taking place in New York. Mostly there are exterior shots and a couple interior shots, but the real genius of the scene is the element of Tobey Magurie. He is the standout of the overall design of this scene because we are focusing on his character. He’s strolling through the city of New york with this carefree attitude and big smile ignoring the setting around him. We see him walking naturally and interacting with this environment naturally. Both of these elements combined made the design of this scene much better in the grand scheme of things. 

Looking into the lighting of this scene, you see that it is very bright and vibrant and full of energy. No matter the setting of the shot being exterior or interior it always had a bright effect on the scene. This is shown in this scene to reflect the mood of the scene. Prior to this science, it was rainy, dark and gloomy to reflect the main character's attitude to his current situation he was facing. No in this scene, with score help reflecting his mood, the lighting like i mentioned before becomes much more bright and sunny reflecting Peter’s happy nature. 

The composition in this scene is very interesting to take note of. Throughout the scene, we focus on Peter going about his life. What’s intriguing about the composition is that Rami while the score hits its main hook. This shot perfectly sums up the composition within this scene. 

If I were to describe the kinesis (movement) in this scene, I would use one word to describe it. Free. Throughout the scene, we see Peter walking with a carefree spirit. He has a sort of nerdy walk in the opening shot of the scene, which results in him falling down. I feel the kinesis works for this scene because it shows Peter may be carefree, but he’s still the lovable nerd that we have gotten to know and love throughout the film.

So after analyzing the Mise-en-Scene components of kinesis, composition, design, and lighting. It is clear to see that Spider-Man’s 2 Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head scene conveys this in its unique and creative way. focuses the camera on Peter’s face for a lot of this scene.  We can see him smiling and happy, except for a shot of him disregarding a situation involving cops going to a crime scene. It also can also be summed up by the final shot of the scene,  which is a freeze frame of Peter’s face