This is my favorite scene in the movie. Antony is so focused
on Cleopatra that he cannot see the men dying all around him. His head is held
high unable to look down at his reality he can only think of Cleopatra. He is
not centered in this shot showing how he is unfocused, no longer driven in the
correct direction. The color is less vibrant on his armor almost symbolizing
him leaving behind his “roman-ness” and ambition. Similarly, the oarsman is not
one of his beloved Roman soldiers but an Egyptian showing a physical
representation of him leaving behind his Roman past.
Nice job, Zach! I particularly like how you interpret the fact that Antony is not straight in the center of the shot and that the oarsman is an Egyptian.
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