Modern Thrillers- A history of violence

The music in the opening of 'A history of violence' helps cause suspense. The general body language was that of a slow nature. There is a contrast of colours with the characters, there is a man wearing a black suit and a guy wearing a white shirt and jeans. The black suit can show that specific character as being very sinister and look as if he has an important job to do. The man in the casual clothes can be seen to be the accomplice of the man in the expensive suit. The costume, hair and make-up part of the mise en scene help give a good outline of the characters. Through the course of the sequence there are very little edits which helps create a feeling within the sequence. The weather in the sequence is of a hot nature and helps show exhaustion and lazyness.