Motifs
Motifs are repeated ideas, images or patterns to add to the theme of the film. There are three steps of finding motifs:- Identify the recurring pattern
- Track the pattern
- Choose meaning from pattern
Example: The music in Jaws when the shark would appear.
Rush Hour 3 Funny scene Transcription
- Sliding Door
- Patting orange man's chest
CT: Woah, damn. I'm sorry man, I thought this was the bathroom.
- Lifting CT by his collar
- Footsteps
CT: Lee, I got a big problem here. This boy’s on steroids. He got a head like bare buns.
- Throwing a person
- Impact of falling, sliding across floor
- Footsteps of Jackie Chan
JC: Carter, are you ok?
- Footsteps of Orange man
(During footsteps) CT: Lee, Lee! Get him Lee!
- Thump of large foot on chest/hand
- Grunting from JC + CT
- Kicking sound
- Thump against wooden wall
- Wooden pieces falling from the wall to floor
- CT standing up
CT: Lee! Let’s get the hell outta he- *step*
- Orange man stepping on CT's foot
CT: Ah! My bunions!
- Crunching
- Foot sliding against floor
- Orange man grabs CT's head
- CT punching the air, fabric moving, grunting
- Impact of two arms
- Kicking sound
- Shirt fabric moving
- Grunting
CT: “Hey man, let me go! I love Chinese people!”
- Throwing a person sound
- Crash, impact, sliding
(Right after CT impact) JC: Wait!
- Arm impact sound
- Jacket being pulled off
- JC falls, slides on ground
- Jacket thump on ground, thrown by Orange man
- Heavy footsteps of Orange man
- Orange man grabs JC's legs, slides him, then throws
- JC impacts on ground (no sliding)
- CT grabs JC's arm (fabric)
CT: How do you say “surrender” in Chinese?
- Footsteps from Orange man
- Grunting & Screaming from CT
- Standing up and stumbling over
- Metallic noise (picking up a weapon)
CT: “Imma slice you up like a giant California roll!”
- Grunting
- Swinging of the weapon
Orange man: Funny-a black man.
- Thunk of weapon being blocked by the hand of the Orange man
- Metallic shaking
- Impact of Tucker on wall
- Bamboo clattering on floor
- Nunchucks & chains wooshing
- Impact of nunchuck hard part against face
- Grunt of pain from CT
- Kids laughing
- CT grabbing wooden thing
CT: “Unbelievable!”
- Grunting + Impact sounds of bamboo to body parts
- Swinging noises of JC and CT against Orange man, blocking sounds
- JC & CT grab the same stick, grunt and pull each end
CT: “Let go!”
- Orange man picks the stick up, grunts, JC and CT screaming “Let me go! I’m sarry man!”
- Kids laughing
- Whooshing sounds from the fast movement
- Door opens
Mi：“够了！”
- Orange man lets go, two bodies hit the floor subsequently (almost at same time)
- Grunting from JC and CT
- Wooshing of swinging bamboo, soft impact against hand
Mi：“立正！“
- Shuffling sounds from kids congregating
Mi：”敬礼！“
- Fist against palm sound of many people+Bowing of many people
Yu: “May I herp you?” (heavy Chinese accent)
- CT heavy footsteps getting up, shuffling over to sensei, heavy breathing
CT: “We’ll be asking the questions, old man! Who are you?”
Yu: “Yu.”
CT: “No, not me, you!”
Yu: “Yes, I am Yu.”
CT: “Just answer the damn questions, who are you?”
Yu: “I have tord you.”
CT: “Are you deaf?!”
Yu: “No, Yu is blind.”
CT: “I’m not blind, you blind.”
Yu: “That is what I just said!”
CT: “You just said what?”
Yu: “I did not say what, I said Yu!”
CT: “That’s what I’m asking you!”
Yu: “And Yu is answering.”
CT: “Shut up! You!” *points to other Chinese man in black shirt*
Yu: “Yes?”
CT: *points at sensei* “Not you!” *points at other man* “Him! What’s your name?”
Mi: “Me?”
CT: “Yes you!”
Mi: “I am Mi.”
Mi: “I am Mi.”
Yu: “He is Mi, and I am Yu.”
CT: “And I’m about to whop your old ass because I’m sick of playing games. You? Me? *while saying Me points at self* Everybody’s ass *turns around and waves* Around here! Him?
JC: “Carter... “
CT: “Imma kick his ass, I’m sick of this!”
- Soft footsteps of JC towards CT
- Grabbing sounds of JC on CT
- Shuffling away of them both
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