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https://youtu.be/UhDZPYu8piQ - The silence of the lambs

In the silence of the lambs, the costume of the man suggests that he could be the ‘villain’ as
everything in his life is carefully thought about, perhaps making him overly clean and a
perfectionist. This behaviour is typically abnormal, as it could tell us that he often thinks
ahead of his actions to clean up after himself. This could also suggest that everything in his
life is being taken care of for him, meaning that he doesn’t have control over this life. This
could display to the audience that he also doesn’t have control of his actions, telling us that
he could have done something bad.

https://youtu.be/bya709eOwg0 - Napoleon Dynamite

The costumes of the characters give away their personalities, for example, the boy’s
patterned t-shirt being tucked into his trousers and his glasses typically create a ‘nerdy’ look.
The toy and behaviour mannerisms from the boy also tell us that he has a geeky personality
and perhaps doesn’t care what other people think of him. The main boy in the scene is
wearing brighter colours, making him stand out from all the others – especially the other
boy next to him that is wearing a plain white t-shirt. This could also display that he is
perhaps unaware of the views from others and has a different personality to the other
children surrounding him.