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Reflection: Mise-en-Scène Analysis of "Embrace of the Serpent" (2015) Student’s Name Institution of Affiliation Course Instructor Date Analysis of "Embrace of the Serpent" (2015) “Embrace of the Serpent” by Ciro Guerra (2015) is an ethereal drama shot in the heart of the Amazon and has to do with colonialism, Indigenous people's traditions, and visions. As correctly noticed by moving from the Mise-en-scène as gestural, bright, stationary, positioning, coloration, character, and size gives the film a thematic and narrative density. Movement and Camera Position The camera position gives the film a surreal feeling, especially when it shows the fluidity of cinema through the way characters and the camera move in such a twisted fashion, in assimilation with the river and the jungle. This constant motion also contributed to the feeling of the voyage, the literal and the metaphorical. For example, when we follow the Indigenous shaman Karamakate through the forest, the camera angle is often low, making the viewer aware of the expansive yet intricate nature of the Amazon. It is also a critical perspective on the colonial representation of the indigenous people, and the forest is not represented simply as a background but as an active and living entity with a spirit. On the other hand, while making scenes depicting Western explorers, the camera shots are set with less movement and are zoomed away. This positioning reveals them as not being of the land and lacking empathy with the territory and, more importantly, the people. The critical difference in the freedom of movement in the tracking shots that follow Karamakate and the m...