Tuesday, 15 September 2015

Creating tension within a thriller


The film is about a group of men who are involved in some sort of illegal activity as it is clear they do not want to be seen.We know this because the men in the van all wear masks to cover their faces whilst just one man reveals his face. Initially they appear to be the definite "bad guys" and the antagonists however we soon discover this scene is misleading in every aspect and get the idea they are professionals who know what they are doing as we continue watching they seem to be saving someone. 

The opening scene creates tension as no body is talking as the men prepare their guns we just hear a muffled background sound. We see the guns so jump to the conclusion that they will use them against someone however no gun shots are fired in the opening scene, they rescue the innocent looking young boy and then let the driver/kidnapper of the car who also looks professional  go free without harm even though evidence would suggest he is bad!


The men in the van are the antiheroes they are obviously involved in bad things however at the same time are rescuing the younger looking boy so are doing some good at the same time. Both the men in the van and the driver of the car are all wearing black and blue dark clothing and dresses smartly which helps us to decide they are well experienced and what they do as suits and smart coats suggest authority and power to many. This is what keeps the watcher on their toes as we flip between each side multiple times in this scene as to who is "good" and who is "bad" trying to decide who we should be supporting.

Given the tone and the language I would say the rest of the plot line will be likely to follow both the men in the van and the guy who was holding the young boy hostage. There must be a reason they didn't just shoot and kill the driver therefore this suggest to us that as the movie progresses we will discover why he was left alive, and didn't pay for his actions. As well as that I would assume the movie will be full of highly skilled crime and maybe revenge. 


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