Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

 

This shot is a close up shot showing Robert Downey Jr. on the right and Val Kilmer on the left. We can tell from both of their facial language and how close they both are to each other that they are in a serious conversation and that this is an important point in the film. In this scene the camera makes a number of ECU’s on both characters. Again showing the dramatization of the situation. From the shot we can see it looks as though Val Kilmer on the left is more in control at this point, He is confronting Harry and telling him something serious and important. From the background we can also tell that they are on the roof of a building, the previous shot showed them at an important event or party. The buildings In the background show the importance and seriousness of the situation and also links questions to the viewer, what has just happened that meant they ended up there? Etc

For the first time shows on Harrys face and his body language shows that he is inexperienced and never killed anyone.  After this shot Harry slumps to his knees and puts his head in his hands, again convincing the viewer of how little he knows about his situation and how he came about to actually kill someone

In this scene Harry has just witnessed a murder and takes revenge on the murderer, despite having no connection with the victim in the film. As Harry becomes an actor by mistake after failing to robbing a store and accidently running into a movie audition, He is not a trained killer like most of the cast in the film, He then becomes wrapped up in a murder case after  working with a private detective to improve his acting (Val Kilmer). The shock of killing someone

 

In this scene the comical side of the film is noticeable. Downey and Kilmer have a man on his knees with a gun to his head in which they need information from. Despite this, Kilmer looks as though he is fairly relaxed and unconcerned with the situation, Similarly Downey Jr. looks more relaxed and calm. This is due to the fact that the scene is a comical one and this is clear by the body language and facial expressions of both characters. Again kilmer looks like the one in control in the situation and the one with experience over Downey Jr.

This scene is from one of the very early scenes in the film and tells the story of how Harry (Robert Downey Jr.) accidently became an actor after failing to rob a liquor store, We can see that this is an action scene and a close up shot. The clothing of both characters and the gun that Harrys partner is holding suggests that they are criminals, as Harry has his hands in the air and an afraid look on his face. His partner has the opposite attitude and has an aggressive look to him. The scene following has Harry’s partner shot and injured and Harry fleeing the scene whilst being shot at and then attempting to evade the police. (As the shooter they are looking at is not Police). This scene attempts to grab the audience within the first few minutes and is a good opening scene to start with.

 

This scene shows our two heroes captured buy the men who are attempting the cover up the murder of the victim in the case they are investigating. We can get a sense of the chemistry between Val and Robert Downey. Most of the humour comes from the brilliant chemistry between these two and the smiling face of Val even in such a situation can tell us this. The scene contains Val sneaking out a small gun to kill their captors after Harry is being interrogated. The previous screen is intense and includes some un expected surprises.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Thriller genre

The Thriller genre is a genre often containg excitement, suspense and of course thrills. The thriller genre has many sub genre’s compared to other film genres. Such as Crime, comedy, adventure, political, paranormal and Religious. A thriller will most likely always contain certain key characteristics, they often include a small number of ‘good guys’ who are up against a far superior enemy. A thriller will also often have the feeling of life and death present throughout the film and usually contain plot twists and surprises.

 

The thriller genre aims to captivate the audience, contain scenes of tragedy and narrow escapes as well as keeping the audience engaged and interested throughout the film duration. A thriller will often contain an ordinary hero to allow the audience to sympathise with the character as it puts it in their perspective, ‘what if this could happen to me?’ ‘this could possibly happen’ This is what keeps the thriller genre from other genres. Sometimes the character could also be a detective or a spy who used to be an ordinary person and the transformation came about in the film ( The Bourne Identity, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang).

 

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is fast paced, comedy, noir thriller starring Robert Downey Jr, Val Kilmer and Michelle Monaghan. It was written and directed by Shane Black ( writer of the Lethal weapon films ). It features many plot twists and surprise’s whilst also keeping the audience absorbed with the funny and clever dialogue. The story features Harry (Rober Downey Jr) accidentally becomes an actor, after failing to rob a store and accidently running into a movie audition, He is not a trained killer like most of the cast in the film, He then becomes wrapped up in a murder case after  working with a private detective to improve his acting (Val Kilmer). From then on the film becomes excited and un predictable to watch. There’s well screen played action scenes and some laugh out loud moments in the film. At the same time it stays within the Thriller genre by creating an ever present feeling of killing and corruption in a serious and believable manner.