Many elements leave the watcher with their own perception and understanding, including the music, dialogue, and setting/costumes. In class today, we watched how filmmakers have depicted the scene of Jesus and Nicodemus. Music in the minor key can seem as self-reflection is going on or the scene is sad. There can be suspension music to show the tension between characters, also. Obviously, upbeat music would make the scene seem happy. The dialogue was very similar for the two depictions we watched today. They weren’t exactly what was in the Bible, but extremely close. Words were added to make it flow better and to make it easier to understand. A dark setting that was staged at nighttime or during a storm seems to make the scene feel mysterious or sadder than if it was on a bright, sunny day. The “costuming” in the films of the Crucifixion was different considering the blood on Jesus. One depicted Jesus as the goriest person that was being executed, which showed more of the suffering he went through. Filmmakers use numerous elements to make their movies more appealing. Without these, it would simply just be characters talking back and forth which would not be amusing.