Parker's "Othello"

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This paper reviews the film "Othello", describing various key scenes including an analysis of the cinematography of those scenes, showing how the character's thoughts and feelings are conveyed to the viewer on screen. The paper also analyzes the plot and the director's focus in the story and concludes that Parker shows, through the character of Emilia, that mankind's worst enemy is his own desires and wants.

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"Parker begins the sequence by showing a scene in which the viewer sees the love and tenderness Othello and Desdemona have for each other. This is when Othello is just recovering from an epileptic seizure caused by Iago's implication that Desdemona is cheating on Othello with Cassio. Desdemona walks into their bedroom with Emilia in tow and sees the post-epileptic state her husband is in. She begins to worry over Othello and they exchange a moment of love. The camera shot of this moment includes a view of Emilia. The viewer can see that Emilia has seen this tender moment and, judging from the expression on her face, she wants to have the love that Othello and Desdemona share."

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