The Parallax View Literary Elements

The Parallax View Literary Elements

Director

Alan J. Pakula

Leading Actors/Actresses

Warren Beatty

Supporting Actors/Actresses

Paula Prentiss, William Daniels, Hume Cronyn

Genre

Drama, Thriller

Language

English

Awards

n/a

Date of Release

1974

Producer

Alan J. Pakula

Setting and Context

Seattle

Narrator and Point of View

POV is that of Joe.

Tone and Mood

Dramatic, Serious

Protagonist and Antagonist

Protagonist is Joe, Antagonist is Parallax Assassin and the Parallax Corp.

Major Conflict

Joe's going after the company he believes assassinated a Senator and his former co-worker and reporter.

Climax

Joe is gunned down after having an assassination pinned on him, and the Committee reviewing the case in government rules him to be insane.

Foreshadowing

The server's in red coats exchanging looks with each other foreshadows their impending assassination.

Understatement

It is understated why the corporations are killing these people.

Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques

N/A

Allusions

The Committee is an allusion to a government cover up.

Paradox

Parallax wants Joe dead, but paradoxically Joe goes to work for them.

Parallelism

The scene with the Inquiry Committee in the beginning of the film parallels the last scene of the movie.

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