P.S I Love You Analysis

P.S I Love You is based on the 2004 novel of the same name, it follows the ups and downs of a young woman after she discovers her late husband has left her 10 letters to help her get over his death and move on to a new life.  These letters take her back through happy memories and eventually leads her to a new love in the heart of Ireland.

Shots used: In the introduction to P.S I Love You there aren't a variety of shots used, it all follows the generally form of a shot-reverse-shot, however they are occassionally tracked to rather than placed in during editting and there is also an establishing shot at the beginning.  From the first shot Holly the female lead is always in front, walking at a stern pace and in silence, showing her anger at Gerry the male lead.  As the arguement reaches climax and the anger and tension is at an all time high, the shot-reverse-shots begin to be shown by pans, showing a speed and pace between them mimicking the feelings on screen.  Then to finish off the opening there is a shot of both characters just as the female character reaches breaking point.  The effect of these shots are to show the pace of the arguement and to describe to the audience just how tense this relationship is.

In terms of marketing P.S I Love You used simple yet effective techniques, demonstrating to the audience the genre of the film and giving away certain parts of the plot via connotations in order to such the audience in more.

This is a picture of the DVD cover showing a loving relationship and everything is in red which evokes passion and love, while the white demonstrates innocence, perhaps showing the innocence of their relationship and how despite the passion it was a innocent relationship based around the simple value of cherishing each other.