Babyface

This movie was steps above Scarface when it came to sound. There was music, singing, and background sound in many of the scenes of the movie. It really seems as if the producers had gotten the technology down and were able to use it to the fullest. Voices were pretty clear and the viewers could make out the sounds of cars, printing presses, and trains. All of these new sounds happening at once made this movie that much better and seem like real life.

One of the things that I found interesting was the use of irony, in that her name was Powers and all she really wanted was money and power. Then there was the scene early on in the film when she met with the old man. He told her to leave town and take advantage of men to get what she wanted. Lily's response was, "Where am I supposed to go? Paris?" and that is exactly where she ended up going. I'm pretty sure the writers knew what they were doing with these things, but if they did not than that is funny.

The next thing that I noticed was the use of panning upwards. This was done to show the greatness and success of the city. When Lily started to work for the bank, it was also used to show her rise in the company. There were windows with job titles on them, as Lily used her bosses she kept moving up in the company. After using about four to six men she reached the top and was working for the second in command. Lily was always on the move, she never stayed set in one place for long, she was always on the prowl for a man in higher position.

Men in this movie were portrayed as being dumb and easy to persuade into anything. This was done through Lily just having to bat her eyes at the men and she had them wrapped around her fingers. After she was through with the men she tossed them to the side and was cold as ice, especially when those men came back to see her because she was the only thing they had left. Each man got to see how she ruined her former "lovers" life, I just do not understand how man after man could make the same mistake. Someone should have put a stop to it. Overall the movie was pretty good.