Thursday 18 October 2012

Mise en scene of leon




Mise en scene

How are each of these elements presented in Leon? Are they conventional?
 

Costume
-Suit shows importance and authority, also has slicked back hair showing that he takes pride in his appearance. This is further shown through when the dead body gets blood onto the suit, the man continues to shoot him in rage although he’s already died.
-People who surround the suited man wear a lot more causal clothing i.e. jeans and t-shirts, shows they are unimportant compared to him.
-**Leon takes off his jacket to reveal what seems to be a leather vest/holster (seen as prop)
 -Leon wears a certain pair of glasses throughout the film, he wore them when he attacked the drug mule and his body guards, and this is to hide his emotions and identity.
 -Matilda’s mother is dressed in a tight black mini skirt with a low cut leopard print top, as mother this appears inappropriate.

Lighting
  -Mostly a lack of lighting throughout the whole scene watched. Making places look dingy and creating mystery as darkness effects vision. This is conventional of a thriller as they tend to be dull, eerie, tension builders etc.

Props
-Leon owns a plant which is next to a spray bottle of water. This plant could be a representation of life or that it is the only thing Leon has to look after and take care of. When he leaves his apartment he opens the window and places his plant in the sun to photosynthesize.
-Leons apartment door has a door viewer which becomes a large part of the beginning of the film. Most of what we see is his point of view through the door.
-**The leather vest/holster has a lot different compartments with weapons, by the looks of things this a regular prop that Leon wears which shows that he is usually in danger and needs protection.
-Leon places a gun on his coffee table, which seems ironic as behind this, is a photo frame with Mary, mother of Jesus. These two props totally contrast one another although Leon may feel that his actions are justified through religion.

Setting
-Most of the scenes are in the block of flats that Matilda and Leon both live in.
This is conventional of a thriller to show realism so the audience can relate to it.
-Leon’s apartment’s kitchen is a mess, nothing is clean and everything looks empty, this shows that Leon spends more time out, killing people than indoors looking after the place where he lives.
-The Cinema is also a setting we see, Leon is seen watching a romance film which only one other person is watching, it makes us fee that Leon is lonely.

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