The Theme of the movie “Dude Where’s my Car?” is two guys
trying to do something really simple, like finding their car, however it is far
more complicated than that. During the course of the movie our protagonists
have to deal with bully’s, a homicidal hermaphrodite, cults, and even space
aliens, all just to find this car. This scene of them ordering some breakfast is
a perfect example of the entire movie over the course of 2 minutes, as they are
simply trying to order a meal, but cannot overcome the drive through attendant
despite what they try to do.
The scene uses Space to help
reinforce the scene as our protagonists are trapped inside the back of a little
car during the entire scene. Even the little dog gets to sit up front while
they are stuck in the back, they have no power, and appear very weak because of
their size in relationship to their space in the backseat, while the driver is
in a more decent sized space, not too big or too small, making him appear to be
the stronger. The voice box is the strongest in this regard because it is very
open and has a strong shape, the voice box even gets its own close-ups because
it is the one controlling the scene.
The characters
movement is also reinforces this and work with the space. The protagonist’s
move a lot within their cramp space, while the driver moves very little, and
the voice box does not move at all, yet has all the power in the scene. The
protagonists, while frustrated, have no place to move to express this
frustration but try anyways, further emphasizing their frustration. The driver
and the dog move very little, and are just relaxed and not caring, While the
voice box has all the strength in this scene by its unnecessary to move. The
voice box’s strength in not moving is created by our weaker characters movement
on interacting with the voice box, by this method they give strength to the
voice box and thus take it away from themselves.
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