Here are some scenes that I think are the best because it reveals
the characters very well along with the fact they are so intense and enjoyable
that you can’t not watch them and not enjoy it.
This is truly intense scene and it explains a lot about the
characters. Anthony cowers once he reveals that Herbie is one of the lads
involved with the situation, just playing his role perfectly, the innocent
hiding from the wicked. This is where you first realise who Richard is, who has
the gang annoyed now. He lures Herbie in by staring him out then looks weak by
answering worriedly but then suddenly changes into a psychotic man, not only is
it the comeback he says but the way his stare has changed as well. He was
staring as if he wasn’t really paying attention and then he is staring at
Herbie with pure hate, like he is trying to send his thoughts of what is to
come for Herbie and the gang. Even thought Richard terrifying performance is
brilliant in this scene I enjoy Herbie even more because this scene sets the
mind frame for the rest of the gang, he is dealing drugs to two lads for a
cheap price, thinking he all hard and like a gangster and then he sees this
bloke staring at him. Richard at first glance doesn’t look that intimidating,
he is a large fellow but you would think he was homeless or at least living it
rough at first glance, which he is but that is deliberate, Richard did this to
lure Herbie and allow him to feel big and hard so that he can inflict more fear
at his best moment. It was so realistic seeing Herbie reactions towards
Richard, seeing this bloke eyeballing
him he asks him politely but still with hint of don’t mess with me and
when Richard responded in a worried way Herbie feels bigger and harder which a
bully would do in real life and just as a real “think I am hard” bully would do
starts talking more intimidating towards
Richard, but Richard puts him down and Herbie’s face tells you everything,
Herbie is clearly terrified, as scared as a child is after being shouted by
their parents.
Now this is one of my favourite threats and scenes ever, Richard
is confronted by Sonny and Richard turns I back around and intimidates Sonny.
This is so powerful but simple at the same time it’s a unique piece of writing.
In this you see Richard rage slowly peek through, you see it in his laughter
when as Sonny talks to him, it’s his facial expression that really get this
across, every second that goes by you can tell that Richard is getting angrier
and more desperate to just hurt them which I think he tells him to leave
because he wants to mess with them, make them as scared as Anthony was when he
died. What I also like about this scene is when Sonny takes a look over at
Anthony, this is to trick the audience to thinking that Anthony is there and
what is so good about it is Sonny time looking at him, Sonny if focused on
Richard and is just scoping the area and the fact he looks at Anthony is just
coincidence but the audience wouldn’t know this and then question what has made
Richard so angry to want to hurt them.
Whilst Richard is terrorising the gang he does many things; breaks
into their houses, steal their stuff, vandalism them, show that he has the
capability to get to them but may favourite method he does is spraying on the
walls “cheyne stoking”, when I first saw this I had no idea what it meant, I
took as an army threat meaning I’m coming for you but when I watched the film
with the commentary playing they reveal the meaning of it, “cheyne stoking” is
a pattern of breathes you take before you die, if a ambulance man says you’re “cheyne
stoking” you are most likely going to die. And this threat is so terrifying if
you know what it means.
This is one of my favourite British films because it is entertaining
and constructive in each area of the film, but the main benefit I think I gain
from this film is the knowledge that simple can be brilliant, you don’t have to
be over the top to achieve great characters and narrative, sometimes the simplest
is the best. It also teaches me to really think of my characters, try to base
them on someone you know therefore the character will be more realistic.
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