Scene Analysis: Closing Scene

Question 1

Cinematography;
1. close up of Rocket and Lil Ze when they see each other
2. Spinning camera when Rocket sees Lil Ze
3. fade to black when officers shut the door on Carrot

Answer 1

1. builds tension
2. shows Rocket’s panic

Question 2

Sound:
1. diegetic sound of cars screeching, chickens and shouting
2. sound of gunshot timed with click of camera
3. echo and reverb of flashback
4. silence as the camera pans over dead bodies with background sound of traffic
5. upbeat music when Lil Ze dies
6. soft music cuts out when Runts show up

Answer 2

1. overwhelming
2. match on action?
3. eerie, shows it’s a painful memory
4. shows how life is still going on
5. contrapuntal sound, shows how Runts are primal tribes
6. soft music suggests conflict is over, cuts out when runts show up because they are repeating the cycle

Question 3

Mise-en-scene:
1. gun shining
2. binary opposition of gang and police
3. pale lighting
4. pools of blood
5. Rocket taking photos through the bars
6. Lil Ze’s dead body covered head to toe in blood
7. Runts repeat the cycle
8. clothes in the aftermath are more bright and colourful

Answer 3

1. shows significance
2. Rocket is stuck in the middle
3. symbolises coldness
4. symbolises death, everywhere is covered in blood
5. invasive, links back to opening scene
6. a gruesome death to compensate for his gruesome actions
7. they turn away from the camera, showing how they’re entering the journey of gang life and crime, repeating the cycle
8. shows Lil Ze’s death has impacted everyone positively

Question 4

Editing:
1. slow motion shot of Lil Ze
2. shaky close up of Rocket and his camera
3. POV shot of camera lens perspective
4. freeze frame of magazine
5. shot of Rocket watching Lil Ze get murdered

Answer 4

1. shows Rocket’s panic which we now understand, cyclical
2. Rocket’s camera is his weapon, using it to expose the gangs
3. shows how Rocket is watching Lil Ze’s death and exposing it to the public
4. Rocket has made a change by exposing Lil Ze, he has completed his character arc
5. he’s isolated and not taking part

Question 5

Performance;
1. Carrot’s gang lying down when the police show up
2. Rocket is focused on capturing the perfect photo
3. The Runts
4. Knockout Ned is more focused on killing Lil Ze than the promise

Answer 5

1. they know the procedure, Lil Ze doesn’t
2. he must choose between money and safety, or fame and danger
3. they reflect the Tender Trio
4. he wants revenge