There has been a number of terrorist attacks carried out across Britain by muslim extremist groups who are avenging the American wars in Iraq.
2. What is conventional?
- Deals with current issues; terrorism and the recent war in Iraq,
- Mise-en-scene: Due to the spy sub-genre there are explosions, bombs, armed police and guns,
- The action starts very quickly meaning the audience is thrown straight into the narrative,
- Titles: prodominantly white on black although the english subtitles (during the muslim man's speech) are orange.
- Mise-en-scene: there are two locations in the opening, Manchester (England) and Samara (Iraq) which are identified through the use of subtitles.
- Sound: suspenceful non-diegetic music using strings and drums that build momentum during the police raid.
3.What is unconventional?
- No main characters are introduced.
- There are no production titles, only a quote from W. H. Auden:
"I and the public know
what all the schoolchildren learn,
those to whom evil is done
do evil in return."
4. How has it inspired me?
This film has shown that plunging the audience straight into the action is perhaps the most effective and impacting for this genre, as it makes the experience much more 'on the edge of your seat'. It also inspired me to use a variety of different sets/locations as this makes the scale of the Thriller much more elaborate. Finally, I really liked Scott's use of a quote at the start of the film because not only does it establish the mood and theme of the film, but also prompts the audience to start thinking deeply early on.
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