Harry Brown Analysis

In this opening scene to Harry Brown, the main character is implied whilst the character are in the alley way is taking drugs and obviously most dominant in the group. Another main character could be implied by the boy everyone is focused around. The two boys on the motorbike are also suggested to be characters of a certain relevance as they have stolen the attention of the audience and we see from the characters point of view. It seems as if a teenager is trying to become accepted into a gang by doing what they tell him to, including the taking of drugs. This shows to the gang and to the viewer how much the boy wants this. The gang members have been stereo typed to be intimidating images as the clothing and props suggest so.

Props

Paraphinalia 

Gun

Motorbike

Mobile phone recorder

Clothing

Dark clothing

Tracksuits

Black jackets

Bandanas

Hoods

A grotty atmosphere is created as it is all shot on a mobile phone so the viewer feels comfortable yet on edge watching. The mobile phone viewing not only gives us the point of view of the other gang members but also gives the viewer a feeling of being in the gang witnessing the event. Dark colours are used to emphasize this grotty feeling along with the dense and suffocating location used in a tunnel. The daylight in the next scene slightly lifts our spirits until we see we are still in a grotty part of London by council estates. The next event involves two of the gang members messing around on a motorbike trying to intimidate a woman by shooting at her as a joke. Accidently the women is shot and the boys stop in shock before speeding off on their motorbike in panic, only to be hit by a truck a few seconds later. This hits the viewer with the harsh reality of death that has fallen upon the youth to give and have taken possibly due to boredom. This reality is further emphasised with the last camera shot still at a sidewards angle on the floor.