In the scene where K goes back to his apartment, the aspects of setting and acting were paired effectively to create an idea in the viewer's head.
The setting throughout the entire scene has a depressing vibe. As K is walking up to his apartment, the corridors are crowded, dark, dull and look rundown. And as he enters his home, it’s all empty. The only furniture is a singular deck and chair in the middle of a bare room. Throughout the scene, if you watch K, he doesn’t really ever raise his head. He looks emotionless but when he does show emotion it is filled with negative energy. He just enters his home, makes food and sits down on his own at his desk.
The director's purpose in combining these aspects in this scene was to poetry the message that K wasn’t happy with where he currently was. The setting really backed up the mood that he was showing.
This helps the audience understand that he isn’t happy with his current position. Everything in his surrounding area is worn down, dull and ruined. And even in his apartment, you can see that it’s empty and it looks extremely lonely.
The combination of the aspects setting and acting was put together extremely well to help show us how sad K is. This gives us the perfect starting point so then we can see the character change and progression throughout the film. As the film moves onward, his mood increases and you can see him looking more “Alive”.
