Parallel editing is used to show that the boy and girl are related and have a strong relationship. We can see through the parallel editing that they lead very different teenage lives, showing binary opposite characters. She is coming home; rebelling against house rules and he has been in his own bed. This conforms to Levi Strauss' idea that all narratives have opposites. The two narrative threads come together as she reaches the window and the cut aways show that she relies on him to cover up for her.
There is a sense of disequilibrium at the start, this backs up todorovs theory. Also action editing is used- they use short takes almost as a montage when he is doing his work out. This shows the pace of editing and is also used when the dad is shouting at the protagonist, the fast pace of the editing is parralel to the loud shouting of the father. This suggests that teenagers have a quick and almost hektik lifestyle.
Also there are binary opposites of the boy and girl aswell as between young and old. Shot reverse shot is also used to show the reaction between the conversations, for example between the father and boy, this shows the angeer and frustration on the father's face that the boy has caused him. this is shown in real time to make the audience feel the realism in the scene.
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