Genre Research: Split

Though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist,

Dr. Fletcher, there remains one still submerged who is set to materialize and

dominate all of the others. Compelled to abduct three teenage girls led by the

willful, observant Casey, Kevin reaches a war for survival among all of those

contained within him -- as well as everyone around him -- as the walls between

his compartments shatter. When I say that this movie fits PERFECTLY into this

category, it truly is the epitome of thriller films. 

In Split, the camera angles that were in the movie were all used to create a feeling

that the director wanted the audience to feel. Example of camera angles include:

Close-up shots, high angle shots, and low angle shots. Costumes used in the movie

changed whenever the main character changes his personality. Lighting used in the

film changes from the mood and tone of the scene. For example, throughout the whole

film there is a blue, white hue that stays in order to make the audience feel uncomfortable.

There is the main actor throughout the film that the movie revolves around. The makeup

of the movie changes when the main character changes his personality. It can be when

he changes into a girl or stays a man, the makeup follows with him. The props used in

the movie were based on the setting of the scene. For example, when the scene was

set when he was kidnapping his victims or doing things that his main personality does.

Since Split is a thriller, the editing reflects that. The editing has jump cuts, flashback

sequences, and some match cuts. The editing stays somewhat the same throughout

the movie to build the suspense and tension that the audience feels. The sound

throughout the movie is dialogue, diegetic sound when outside, and non-diegetic

sounds. 

There are many things I liked about this movie. Since I gravitate more towards

movies that fall into the genre of thriller, I almost always can conclude if it’s a good

movie that fits into its genre or not. However, I feel that Split does fit into its genre

of thriller. There is a HUGE psychological factor that comes with watching this movie,

the way he changes his personality and other things that are apart of this movie is

creepy and eerie. It truly fits the thriller genre