Session 2 film Blood Type

    I watched a film called Blood Work which was directed and produced by Clint Eastwood. He also starred in the film. Currently in the Introduction to Film course we are covering chapter 3 in the required text book. Some of the things referred to in the text I picked out in this film. Some of those things are points of irony, various types of symbolism, the significance of the title, and unity in plot.

    My personal view of the film was mediocre. I had figured out who the killer was within the first 20 minutes of the film. The twist that was supposed to be an element of surprise in the film was fairly obvious to me. When you have one retired FBI profiler, an old serial killer that was never caught, and a new killing spree by a supposedly different killer until otherwise revealed it makes it obvious that the killers are either linked to each other or they are the same killer.

    Some of the acting was not great. The actors that were supposed to be somewhat funny were not very good at acting and their jokes weren't funny at all they were pretty lame. A point of irony was that the main character had become friends with who he thought was his neighbor and it was actually the killer. Another point was that the only reason Clint Eastwood's character was alive was because a woman with matching blood type was murdered. The ironic part was that he found and killer the woman's killer. So he killed the man that was responsible for the murder of the woman whose heart saved his life. Then he got together with that woman sister and the son of that woman and the film implies that he began a life them.

    Some symbolism used in the film was with the words mouthed by the killer in the surveillance cameras. The killer said, “ Happy Valentine's Day”. Right away Clint Eastwood's character didn't understand what that meant. Later it was revealed that it was because Clint Eastwood's character was going to get the heart of the person killed due to him needing a transplant and having a rare blood type. Another point of symbolism was when Clint Eastwood's character was searching the vehicle of the first man who had been killed. The camera made a quick shot of a blood donor flyer on the floor board of the vehicle. This obvious camera shot was symbolizing the connection between the victims. Symbolism was also used in the codes written by the code killer and the name written on a check to Clint Eastwood's character. Clint Eastwood could not figure out what the code meant until he say the name and the woman's son mentioned that the code had no ones. The last name of the neighbor is Noone. If the name is split is forms “no one”. This is the explanation for the codes.

    There were some good points in the movie such as attention to detail. When Clint Eastwood's character was asking his neighbor to drive him around he mentioned that he cannot sit in the front seat if there is an airbag due to the transplant. Another positive thing is that the plot did remain consistent throughout the entire film. Every point was connected and brought together. The title has meaning for the film because the reason the woman was chosen and the first man was chosen by the killer was because of their blood type.