The family are creatures of habit
Carolyn plays the same music everyday. We know this is it is questioned by her daughter who is bored by her mothers old taste in music but she is instantly put into her place by her mother. We get the idea that Lester has a routine every morning from the way he wakes up takes a deep breath then puts his slippers, has a shower then makes his way to work with his wife and daughter.
The family used to be close
There's pictures of Lesters daughter from times before smiling and laughing which is followed by a family picture where Lesters has one hand on his wife's shoulder and his other round his daughter showing how close they were. We also get told by Lester when he's talking to his daughter in the kitchen how they used to be close when he says "what happened we used to be pals?".
The Mise on scene suggests a dullness of life
Lester has a poor posture when sitting at the dinner table this could be because of boredom, being or lazy or a tiring day at work. Suggests a dullness again relating back too Lesters boring life.
Camerawork
Whilst eating the meal we get a feeling of dullness this is done by the boring conversations along with the slow camerawork. At the start of the meal they start in the next room on slowly zooming in on the table then stopping on Lester and Carolyn's faces. Then this mystery man appears and the use of a handheld camera is used to show this mysterious but weird guy watching over Lester and his daughter talking. The camerawork is jumpy and the can tell the difference in quality as he continuous to film Lester.
Music
As with the camera work the music is dull as carolyn has picked her classical music to listen to a choice questioned by her daughter. It then cuts off whilst they talk which is followed by a slow mysterious sound is used to introduce the boy.
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