In this scene, Gollum talks to himself while the hobbits sleep, adding to the unknown and slightly haunted effect the scene gives the movie. By starting the scene with a Point-Of-View shot of the hobbits sleeping, and then a close-up of the hobbit’s hand clasping the ring, the director gives the audience a reminder of the setting, plot and foreshadows the scene to be about the ring in some way. The dull, monotonous blue-gray darkness does nothing to add positive feelings in the scene, only augmenting the cold, rough, harsh tones in the dialogue. Cuts between the “two” Gollums make it seem as though it really is a dialogue and not a monologue. The acting only adds to this, as the two characters start the next frame in the same position they ended their last. Where framing is concerned, the “dark” side of Gollum starts off in the center, with the camera revolving around him, but slowly, the “good” side takes up the majority of the frame, starting from the right-third and pressing left towards the center as he says “leave! And never come back!” When the “good” Gollum wins the argument, he starts dancing in circles with the camera looking down on him. This gives the audience two messages: the Gollum will only being going in circles without the evil, devious side of him and the use of an overshot makes Gollum seems ridiculously small and vulnerable.
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