Taken Film Analysis

This famous action film called Taken was a very successful and well produced film; it is popular because of its constant drama and action. I am going to be analysing its mis-en-scene and the techniques it may use to portray its genre. This will guide us in the right direction as to what we would want to try to incorporate into our film. This is a trailer and not a film opening but still consists of scenes from the movie which include a lot of action and drama. Most of the scenes when action and crimes occur are in a dark and mysterious lighting which makes it more anxious for the viewer as to what will occur. The start is in a brighter light, this is because there is no drama but just innocence from the young girls. The music allows the tension to build up so you know something bad may happen, creating the typical action image. The movie contains a kidnap, this is great for us as we plan on using one in our film opening, the girl witness's a kidnap first and is scared, the men are in dark outfits and we barely see them to add mystery. The girl then gets kidnapped; there is a lot of noise and screaming at this point. We plan on using a kidnap in a similar way; the criminals will be in balaclavas and dark clothes. The music in the background gets intense and adds suspense in certain situations. Also the use of quick snap shots gets used adding pace and drama and keeping the audience on edge. A gun is also used later on in the film this is a key prop piece in most action films, it’s a weapon which shows criminality and action. Fighting occurs throughout; this keeps the film intense and interesting and is stereotypical feature in action films. Overall this film has had massive success, and considering are film opening follows the same lines in certain aspects, it gives us great confidence that we can incorporate good action shots to define our genre and also it will keep our viewers interested and in suspense, this is a great element to action films.