Jackie Brown was written by Quentin Taratino and Elmore Leonard. Unlike most typical thrillers Jackie Brown main star is a middle aged black woman, as in most thrillers males’ occupy the majority of the cast. The first couple of minutes focus on Jackie with low angle tracking shots. Quentin Taratino utilises the conventions of the thriller genre in the murder sequence of Beumont Livingstone by Ordell. The characteristics which show this are the noir lighting, unglamorous locations (uninhabited, old industrial areas), and the use of water through reflections, rain and wet streets. As Beumont and Ordell walk to the car, Beumont follows behind Ordell which reflects his vulnerability. When they reach the car, Ordell wants to put Beumont in the boot. This is a typical convention of the thriller genre as the boot is a claustrophobic space and the person inside the boot is blind to what’s going on around them.
There is a close up of Ordell putting on his gloves and getting out his gun. These are very masculine objects and show power, and strength as well as threat. There is a pan shot of the deserted area and a long shot as the car pulls up on a field. The noir lighting hides expressions on the face giving a bigger impact on the murder, as it has no emotions and Ordell is detached.
Jackie Brown was written by Quentin Taratino and Elmore Leonard. Unlike most typical thrillers Jackie Brown main star is a middle aged black woman, as in most thrillers males’ occupy the majority of the cast. The first couple of minutes focus on Jackie with low angle tracking shots. Quentin Taratino utilises the conventions of the thriller genre in the murder sequence of Beumont Livingstone by Ordell. The characteristics which show this are the noir lighting, unglamorous locations (uninhabited, old industrial areas), and the use of water through reflections, rain and wet streets. As Beumont and Ordell walk to the car, Beumont follows behind Ordell which reflects his vulnerability. When they reach the car, Ordell wants to put Beumont in the boot. This is a typical convention of the thriller genre as the boot is a claustrophobic space and the person inside the boot is blind to what’s going on around them.
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ReplyDeleteYou've made some good points but overall this analysis is too short. Costume is an important aspect of mise-en-scene, note Beaumont is dressed in a thin Tshirt and jeans whilst Ordell is kitted up as if going to battle, thus costume indicates that Beaumont is top dog here, whilst Beaumont is naive and vulnerable.