What Is Actually the Truth?

What is Actually the Truth?

The short film Underground directed by Kristin Dehnert and Aimee Lagos conveys the truth that life's factualness may not be clearly portrayed to the audience. According to Dehnert and Lagos, an individual may not be who others perceive him or her to be. It turned out that the seemingly harmless white woman was indeed the sinister character in the film. Underground expresses the will that first impressions of how someone looks, acts, and speaks may not always reveal an individual's true identity through the use of thrilling experiences, music, and figure behaviors. The short film demonstrates the idea that the truth may not always be what it looks like is determined by the actions and behaviors of the actors and actresses.

In the short film, the main character, Jo, endures many electrifying experiences. One of these experiences is when Jo is being pursued by two conspicuous men wearing dark clothing, walking slowly, and acting abnormally by constantly staring at Jo. This scene, where the two men are following her in the subway and on the train, adds a sense of dramatic suspense by making the audience ponder about who these two men are. Another electrifying experience is when the audience sees that there are no people in and around the café and Jo walks away from the café. This scene creates a silent and eerie mood, which foreshadows that something horrible will happen. At first the audience does not expect a bomb to detonate until the bomb explodes. The audience now realizes that Jo is the sinister character and that the two conspicuous men, who are following her all this time, are actually the good guys who are trying to save the public. Before the bomb detonates, the woman leaves the viewers to contemplate what she has possibly done to the two conspicuous men to have them follow her through the subway station. Therefore, the audience is left in bewilderment until the very end, where Jo's true intentions are finally revealed.

Throughout the film, the audience is indulged with sensational music that captivates their attention by adding thrilling suspense and shocking emotion to the scene where Jo is sprinting through the subway station. Even though the audience sees Jo running through the subway station, the upbeat and fast-paced music foreshadows that the situation may not develop into what it is indicated to be. Thereafter, the music changes the tone and exposes Jo as she truly is a terrorist who the two conspicuous men were following. Therefore, the upbeat and fast-paced music in the short film gives the viewers a sense of excitement and an on-the-edge experience throughout the entire film.

The actress and actors in the film exhibit many questionable figurative behaviors that hide who they actually are. In the beginning of the film, the audience is shown a woman, Jo, talking on a payphone saying, "I love you too." This leads the