Monday, 19 January 2015

Unknown - Conventions of a thriller

Unknown (2011)
The film Unknown (2011) features Liam Neeson, January Jones and Diane Kruger.
The plot of the film is that through out most of it, we are led to believe that Dr. Martin Harris had his identity stolen after a car crash, which led to him frantically searching for evidence to prove his identity. Whilst this is going on, a second Dr. Martin Harris, played by Aiden Quinn begins to live his life, even down to his wife, who is played by January Jones. Because of this, people are led to believe that Liam Neeson has lost his mind, and is trying to ruin a conference in which a scientist produced corn that could grow throughout all climates, and which is applicable to everyone free of charge. The protagonist in this film is clear, being Liam Neeson, but we find it difficult to immidiently pick out the antagonist.






This clip features one of the most action packed scenes in the film. We see Liam Neeson and Diane Kruger frantically trying to evade a person trying to kill them. This scene is filled with cuts, as it features over 100 cuts in under 120 seconds. Also, the colour of the scene is a darkish blue/black colour. This leads us to believe that can not be any positives coming from this scene. Furthermore, this scene features non diegetic sounds like the orchestra playing in the back ground, also mixed with the diegetic sounds we find it difficult to focus on any particular sound.

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