Portraying subjective experience with a device that captures an objective representation often requires the addition of certain elements or a certain savvy to manipulate the perspective of the viewer. Here are ten great examples of subjectivity in film.
Note: there is some violence in the clips shown above.
Subjectivity creates humanity in film: it inspires empathy, communicates experience, and enriches the story. Personally, I find the most striking sequence of subjectivity to be from "One Hour Photo." The hyperreal dream sequence achieves its intended effect in portraying the creepy nature of delusion borne of extreme loneliness, but the brilliance of the film is in how Romanek ties it all together in the end with a very real and horrible basis for Williams' character's behavior, explaining not only his actions, but his entire adult life as not desolation so much as necessary escape, creating sudden sympathy and turning our sense of the character on its head in the very last moments of the film.
Check out the two scenes below:
In many ways, I think subjectivity is the most transportive way films affect their viewers. Do you have any favorite moments? Share a clip in the comments!
