Review of a few Camera Angles in the Movie
Taken (2008)
Created by Luc Besson and Alexander Cary
To begin with, I started off with an extreme wide shot of Paris. This shot is very important to the movie as the main plot happens all over Paris. In the beginning, we thought that the daughter was going to have a fun time traveling all over Europe, however, we learn very shortly that they get "taken" and the father has to rush over to Paris to find his daughter. What we thought was going to be a fun trip soon becomes a nightmare which is why I decided to include this shot which was important to the main plot of the movie.
As I said earlier, the daughter's fun Europe would soon become a nightmare for her. This can be seen in this close-up shot of her face as she soon finds that out. As she looks across of the apartment, she sees her friend being attacked by two men. You can really see the fear in her eyes as she is on the phone with her dad asking him what to do in this situation. She knows that this is a very dangerous situation to be in and has to do something quick.
In this close-up shot, you can see the father of the daughter talking to the person that kidnapped her. This iconic movie scene captures the intensity of the father and how serious he can be. In the beginning of the movie, he seemed like a very relaxed concerned parent. However, we see how angry he can really be when it comes to his daughter. This new perspective allows the movie to continue with the plot which is him trying to find and rescue his daughter before it is too late.
In this two-shot (three-shot), we can see the father having a gun pointed at him because his friend wants to stop him. Before this happened they were all having a peaceful dinner, however, with the use of a gun and arguing can show you how fast the mood of a scene can change. In the back of the scene, you can see a woman crying because of how distressed she is to see her husband pointing a gun to who she thought was a friend. We see the father very calm which is surprising because not many people are calm when a gun is pointed to their face. Because of this two-shot, the tension of this scene is easy to see and experience.
In this final scene, you can see the father and daughter reunite after he saves her. You can see how thankful she is and how much she misses him in this two-shot. Before this moment, the father had to fight his way onto a ship in order to find her. At the beginning of the movie, the daughter was begging her dad to allow her to go to Paris with her friend. T this moment, you can see how thankful she is to see her dad. You can also see some regret because since she went on this trip, she had to go through all she went through which is somewhat her mistake. Thankfully, her father saved her and she may never want to go out ever again without her father.
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