Many shots shift from details to the whole. For example, from leather shoes to the orientation of people and cars. From beer to restaurant. From human senses to people and the environment.
Many freezing shots. ,When the camera is still, the sound is still flowing. It's like a person muttering to himself staring at an old photo. There are footages of my father lashing with a whip, but the director chose to separate the action with a freezing shot, perhaps by adding comments deliberately, or by weakening or enhancing the intensity of the action. The subjective feelings conveyed from future comments and shots can reveal the feelings of young Henry. Express the timing of the action and the feeling at the same time. The whole movie is like a memoir.
There are also two sets of lenses that can be moved out and put together. When Karen and Henry entered the restaurant, we could only see their backs, and the camera followed them, as if the audience were also walking in. But when they arrived at the restaurant, the camera leaked the two from the camera and followed the waiter. When it leaks, it can be known that Karen and Henry are still or blocked by another person from talking. At this time, the camera surpasses the two protagonists, and only the protagonist’s voice connects the camera and the protagonist. The director used two paths, but they eventually merged. It may be to maintain the continuity of the pace. There is also a group, you can find that the lens itself is Henry's eyes.
The performance is directed to the inside of the car, and the three good guys are surrounded by the car and appear as a collective. Then transfer to the rear compartment, which is a kind of isolation from the rear compartment.
This set of shots made the audience think about various possible plots. Begin to guess the identity of the person in the back compartment. Because of the hint from the front camera, it is difficult for the audience to imagine that the rear compartment is filled with accomplices from the front compartment. And his identity was revealed by the plot later, so the director deliberately created a misunderstanding.
In court, surprisingly, the director suddenly suspended the voice over and used Henry in the past for narrative and commentary. But how do we know Henry is commenting? It can be known from the content, and it can also be seen from the eyes of the actors and the camera.
In the course of the negotiation between Henry and xxx, a parallel narrative was adopted, and the three good guys happened at the same time at the same time.
Next came the direct look of the camera, from two different Henrys. When the two shots were cut together, two Henry's eyes met. One killed the other with a gun.
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