Lord Of War (2005)

Genre:

The genre of this film is a Crime-Drama. I know this because the opening sequence to the film I a man in a suit holding a briefcase. standing in the middle of a T-junction that is covered in bullet shells and the surrounding buildings are burnt out.

Narrative:

The narrative of Lord of War isn't very detailed in the opening sequence, this is due to the camera only focusing on the journey of the bullet, all throughout it's lifecycle. However, my prediction is that the film is a flashback of the first thirty seconds of the opening sequence. I think this because the film opening consists of a man surrounded with bullet shells, but then cuts away to the factory where we see bullets being made.

Character:

The first character, played by Nicolas Cage,  the audience sees is a man in a suit with a briefcase. This imposes that he is the main character, another reason that I think he is the main character is that it's because he is the first person to speak, this could also be that he is a narrative character. The possibility that he is a narrative character is because he stares down at the camera and talks directly to the audience watching the film.

Atmosphere:

The opening of this film is relatively slow paced, this suggests that it is meant to be a serious film. This film opening creates a sense of tension, this makes the audience want to carry on watching the film as they want to know what is going to happen in the rest of the film.

Themes:

The main theme that comes across is violence. This is due to the camera following the lifecycle of the bullet, in every shot you can see a bullet. Another theme is awareness, this is due to the narrative character informing the audience about the possession of guns.

Setting:

The setting of this film is seen to be in the 1990's, at the peak of illegal firearms trade. I think that this is also set on the ivory coast or central America, these places is where there were a lot of warlords and illegal trade activity.

Sound:

As the clip started it had to there was diegetic speech, this speech was addressed to the audience, informing it about the amount of firearms in circulation. The music then turned into a well known song by Buffalo Spring, 'For What It's Worth', this indicates that maybe the main character has regrets about his involvement.

Title:

The titles of the film are written in capital letters, this is to make it bolder, also by using a white colour means that it will stand out against the dark background. The fact that the font is small shows how big the illegal arms industry is, as well as the fact it appears as a bullet is being made.

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