The film opens with a gentle string ensemble playing, immediately triggering a pathos effect. There is an excellent chiaroscuro as the film transitions from a blank screen to a green forest, flush with trees. There is a moment of deep focus presented as both the kids and the plant life are in frame. The shot then tracks the children as they move a soccer ball through fallen leaves. The camera continues to focus in on one child in a collared shirt as he plays soccer around the trees. Light peers through the tree tops illuminating the children in a warm glow of perfectly executed top lighting. This brings clarity to the frame without overexposing the lense to harsh lighting. Shortly after the opening, the film cuts to black. As the next scene begins, the strings fade out leaving a short silence. This silence serves almost as an apostrophe in the film, while also bringing attention to the wildlife noises that begin playing. The tress shown are in canted frames in their close ups. Transitions are made between multiple trees creating the imagery of a peaceful setting. A boy is shown twirling a leaf back and forth. The leaf symbolizes the popular saying to turn over a new leaf. By twirling it more than once, the boy seems to not have made his mind up over what he is going to choose. This choice is similar to the choice Socrates could have …show more content…
Bright, out of focus, lights fade in. A bluish gray filter is over the wide angle of a quiet city. The camera shows the back of the boys facing the city. They stand close to each over the city looking down at it. The Socrates boy stands with his hands on his hips while the Meletus boy stands with his arms crossed. This symbolizes how Socrates views the world differently and in a way more optimistically. Meletus is negative toward Socrates trying to condemn him for his crimes, so he is shown with his arms crossed as if he is displeased with the way Socrates views the