The film Two Cars, One night directed by Taika Waititi and the children's book Where the Wild Things Are, written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak, explore two key concepts of the human condition, characterized by growth from immaturity to maturity and its contribution to the development of relationships. In Two Cars One Night, the gap between the cars represents a battleground between two strongmen, with insults like "Hey ugly, ugly girl" and "Hey fuck, I mean boy" thrown back and forth but no one dares cross the gap. This is emphasized by the main shot with empty space as the main focus. The fact that no one takes the first step outside the protection of the car reveals the lack of experience as neither party has the courage to do so. The gap is also symbolic of the path to travel between immaturity and maturity, like the timeline in my visual representation. The camera angles change throughout the film, from being distant to showing both cars together with the wide gap between them in a single shot. , to provide a shot from a car's point of view, hiding the gap. This r...
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