3. “You have to let me go.”
Figure 2.3 Kowalski tells Dr. Stone to let him go
The frame in Figure 2.3 above can be seen on 00:31:36 which lasts for 2 seconds. At this point, the low angle of both Kowalski and Dr. Stone reveals its
meaning as the turning point of Dr. Stone’s life which is considered as important
event in the story. Kowalski’s presence here saves Dr. Stone’s life once again. First, they float around aimlessly until Dr. Stone’s foot is stuck in the rope of a spacecraft.
Dr. Stone actually could save Kowalski’s life by dragging the tether that once linking their spacesuit, but Kowalski chose to command her to let him go. Kowalski knows
that the only chance for any of them to survive is if he detaches the tether. By sacrificing his life, Kowalski teaches Dr. Stone that sometimes it is okay to let go,
both literally and metaphorically. Literally, letting Kowalski go will prevent her to float with him into space, and metaphorically, Kowalski wants to teach her to let go
of things in the past right away and move forward.
The placement of the characters in the frame above is centered with unbalance composition. Kowalski looks smaller because the frame is taken with low-angle shot,
and this is considered as deliberate position. The intentional placement of the object is meant to convey its compositional design. Brown 2014 states that the eye tends to
scan from left to the right. This means the viewers are ordered to scan the detail in the frame. This will let the viewers scan the symbolic composition on the frame from left
to right. The purpose of placing Kowalski that way is to convey that, once again, Dr. Stone will lose her only company, her only hope slowly as Kowalski floats away
from her. After a few scenes, the viewers will see that although Kowalski is looking small in the distance, he still gives Dr. Stone guidance to lead her way to survive.
This reminds the writer about stars. According to Ferber 1999 stars often portrayed as a traveler’s guidance because it tell direction and time of year. Related to the frame
here, Kowalski plays role as the star and Dr. Stone plays role as the traveler. The dominant color of black here signifies the fear and the dread of Dr. Stone
losing her only hope. As seen in the story, Kowalski brings her new hope on her life. A hope to leads her way to survive.
The frame in figure 2.3 conveyed that Kowalski signifies and reminds the writer of the stars based on the analysis above and the story. It shows that Kowalski
has the ability to guide Dr. Stone to lead her to survive the catastrophe, thus will bring Dr. Stone hope to stay alive through the catastrophe.
4. “I am glad to see you”
Figure 2.4 Manifestation of Dr. Stone appears as Kowalski
The frame in Figure 2.4 is shown on 01:04:00-01:06:10. Giannetti 2014 says that the longer duration of a frame creates a strong meaning of the object which is
depicted in the frame. Surely the conversation between Kowalski and Dr. Stone in the frame has a strong meaning. The angle of the camera here is dynamically moving
from low-angle shot to eye-level shot. This type of shot according to Giannetti 2014 will give the characters sense of power and respect and at the same time give the
audience its dramatic moment of the conversation between Kowalski and Dr. Stone as seen in the expression and the dialog in the film.
The character placement is centered, meaning that the conversation here is important as stated before that centered placement gives the object or the character
important role in the story. The dominant color also signifies the meaning of the framed characters.
According to Ferber 1999 blue signifies heaven and heavenly things. It can be
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