Duncan Glaser
King of New York
Scene Analysis
The scene begins with a close up shot
of Christopher Walken kissing his a woman on the train and then cuts
to a shot of the womans chest revealing that her shirt is open. These
two shots work specifically to show how Walken's character has a bit
of pent up sexual tension after being in jail for so long and also
how he is brazen enough to act upon those urges even in a public
place. The camera moves further out in the next shot and we can now
see straight down the train car to Walken and the woman who are
positioned in the middle of the shot.
The camera goes back to a close up of
the characters kissing until they are interupted by a sound from the
other end of the car. As they look over the camera cuts to their
point of view straight to the other end of the car where three men
emerge walking towards the camera. This creates an ominous feeling as
“danger” is approaching Walken and the woman who are in a
seemingly venerable position. The camera switches angles to face back
towards Walken and the men walk into the shot cornering Walken.
As the men confront Walken he stays
cool and shows them the gun tucked in his waist. The camera switches
to a close up of the mens faces to show their reaction as they are
taken completely off guard by Walkens seemingly harmless appearance.
We then see a close up shot of Walkens gun and money as he takes it
out. The gun and the money are part of where Walken's character
derives his power and this is shown through the close up shot. The
scene ends with a nice match on action as we see a shot facing walken
as he tosses a money roll towards the camera and then we see a shot
of the men as they catch the money coming towards them and then leave
the train.
The lighting is very cool tone and
reflects on Walken's character's cool calm nature. The compositions
of the long train car shots emphasize the coming and leaving of the
men and how the dynamic has changed from before to after they
confront Walken.
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