My American Uncle Excerpt 1: The beginning of the film (1’52”).

Excerpt 1

 Questions

1. What meaning may we give to the heart that blinks on and off at the beginning of the film?
2. How do you interpret the intertwined voice-overs that we hear as we see the series of images? What do the images represent?
3.

As regards the scientific discourse we hear, what comparison does the camera suggest?

4. Describe how the character of the voice-overs gradually changes?
5.

What do the images in the latter part of this excerpt tell us as regards the three main characters?