Very symmetrical, Blonde hair blue eyes, very plain and bland clothing, very simple buildings, skylights draw our attention towards the sky, Irene is very strict on appearance, many still mid and long shots, Irene often in the centre, 1950s car used, jerome has blonde hair blue eyes, Helix stairs, modernist house relates to genetics, Cross cuts between car and the flat to create tension and suspense, shots used to show jerome’s vulnerability, helix is a massive metaphor to the double helix dna, string influenced tones to build suspense, mid/long shot showing how big and daunting the staircase is, close up to show the characters emotions.
In the scene where anton and irene go to Jeromes house, right before Irene pushes the doorbell, she wondered, “should irene the doorbell’.
In the scene where Irene gets into Anton’s car, he looked down, because he thought there might have been an ant on the car.
In the scene where they are both running on treadmills, this represents them both chasing for the same goal, although Eugene cannot actually go to space, he is being lent Vincent’s dream, and so is therefore chasing the same dream.
