We watched american gangster, after watching it we had to analyse it talking about the characters that had appeared, the location it was set in, the relationships between the characters, and we had to interpret the context, genre and what the story line may be.
It was surprising how much you could get about the film just from the opening scene; for example, there were 4 characters in the scene, one white foreign man sitting down, being covered in petrol by another man, who comes across as unimportant, as the camera does not focus on his face. The camera then focuses on 2 men, the one closer to the camera is dressed in casual clothing but is clearly important, due to the relationship with the man in the background (the boss) he then lights the man sitting down of fire and shoots him. While this is happening the man standing in the background, is shown to have a lot of power and wealth as his clothes are smart and he is not getting involved with the dirty work of killing this man.
Throughout the scene you also become aware of the location of the scene, as it opens with american police sirens and the street is steamy, suggesting that this is based New York.
The lighting and music suggests that this film is not going to be lighthearted and is more of a thriller/drama.
Although this scene is a minute long, it is setting the scene for the rest of the film, with small hints about relationships, the location, and their jobs.
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