Obvious and the code

This reading focused on The Big Sleep and specifically the car scene. When I watched the film I did not pick up on the 12 shot scene and did not realize of vastly important it was. As he described each of the shots I read in awe because I would never pick up on these types of things and it shows how careful of an eye one must have when viewing a film to truly understand the intent of each movement. This article gave me a better understanding of how meaning can be constructed in editing. The most interesting point made in the article was that about Marlowe being the one to drive the car and how that shows that he is the driving force in the film.