4.3.2

Media Language

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In the 2010s, the use of settings, props, and costumes was highly conventional in Britain.

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Costume

  • In suburban areas of London, John Luther is dressed in a conventional waistcoat
    • In crime scenes, John Luther is dressed in investigative equipment.
  • Luther's costume creates an enigma around his character.
    • Luther's clothing is mismatched in terms of colour scheme.
    • The variety of dark and light tones presents Luther’s moral ambiguity.
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Camerawork

  • The camerawork is dynamic throughout the set episode of Luther.
  • In the opening scenes, John Luther is chasing Henry Madsen.
    • This scene includes a series of close-ups and canted angles.
    • This scene has low-key lighting, giving a mysterious and uncertain perspective on Luther.
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Cliffhanger

  • Luther does not follow a clean three-act narrative structure.
  • The episode ends on a cliffhanger.
    • Alice Morgan visits Henry Madsen in the hospital.
  • Todorov’s narrative theory is subverted with no clear resolution.
    • There is a binary opposition between John Luther and Alice.
    • The binary is blurred as to whether Luther is the hero.
    • Media language in the set episode often constructs Luther as an anti-hero.

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