Brick
Brick is a 2006 Neo Noir thriller, written and directed by Rian Johnson.
The film is about a teenage boy that pushes away his school work to try to solve the murder case of an ex-girlfriend by himself. The title of the film refers to a missing brick of heroin that has been separated from the rest of the shipment.
Brick was distributed by Focus Features.
This tunnel is frequently used in the film 'Brick'. It's a place of mystery as you never get to see where the tunnel leads. It is also very dark inside the tunnel so when Brendan finds Emily's body the identity of the person who killed her is hidden by the darkness once inside this tunnel. There are many conventions of Film Noir put into practice when they shot these scenes. For example, darkness, canted angle shots, silhouettes and everything you see looking out the tunnel acts as the single source lighting.
Laura acts as a Femme Fatale in Brick. She follows Brendan to this room in the film and seductively puts her arm around him to try and get him closer to her. She is always seen in some sort of item of clothing that is the colour red in Brick. When she leaves she almost struts off - she wants to leave an impression on Brendan and her heels and tight red dress help to achieve this.
We first see Kara and Brendan in the same scene through a mirror. Rather than seeing them face on in an shot reverse shot, they're cast in the mirror. Reflections and the use of mirrors are a common conventions of Film and Neo Noir. These mirror shots suggest that the relationship between the characters is unstable.
This is the part of the film when Brendan confronts Laura about the whole murder. He knows that Laura set Emily up. At this point Laura tries to kiss Brendan but he turns his head away. He knew that she had a role in Emily's death, yet, all along, he knew not to trust her. He is a very strong Protagonist.
Tug shoots Dode in this scene. The dark tunnel with single source lighting coming in through the entrance acts as single source lighting which causes silhouettes of the characters which helps to hide their identity. Just before tug shoots him, there is a slow motion scene which highlights the fact that danger is looming. This is a very realistic death scene both in terms of mise en scene and directing. The smoke and blood comes out the back of Dode's head and birds fly out of the tunnel, startled by the gunshot. This creates a lot of tension as the tunnel is quiet otherwise.
All throughout the film, Brendan's journey is very focused around isolation and the fact he wants to solve it himself. He is particularly lonely and almost turns away signs of new company. 'The Brain' seems to be the only person he really trusts and converses with. You tend to get the idea that when Brendan and Emily were together they spent a lot of time in each other's company, yet, when she died, he had nobody as close to him a her.
Brick is a 2006 Neo Noir thriller, written and directed by Rian Johnson.
The film is about a teenage boy that pushes away his school work to try to solve the murder case of an ex-girlfriend by himself. The title of the film refers to a missing brick of heroin that has been separated from the rest of the shipment.
Brick was distributed by Focus Features.
This tunnel is frequently used in the film 'Brick'. It's a place of mystery as you never get to see where the tunnel leads. It is also very dark inside the tunnel so when Brendan finds Emily's body the identity of the person who killed her is hidden by the darkness once inside this tunnel. There are many conventions of Film Noir put into practice when they shot these scenes. For example, darkness, canted angle shots, silhouettes and everything you see looking out the tunnel acts as the single source lighting.
Laura acts as a Femme Fatale in Brick. She follows Brendan to this room in the film and seductively puts her arm around him to try and get him closer to her. She is always seen in some sort of item of clothing that is the colour red in Brick. When she leaves she almost struts off - she wants to leave an impression on Brendan and her heels and tight red dress help to achieve this.
There is quite a lot of chiaroscuro lighting in Brick. The Sun often is used as the single source lighting. The constant use of this lighting casts shadows. The candles in the scene below - make parts of the room lighter than others but also add to a romantic setting when Laura first meets Brendan.
We first see Kara and Brendan in the same scene through a mirror. Rather than seeing them face on in an shot reverse shot, they're cast in the mirror. Reflections and the use of mirrors are a common conventions of Film and Neo Noir. These mirror shots suggest that the relationship between the characters is unstable.
Tug shoots Dode in this scene. The dark tunnel with single source lighting coming in through the entrance acts as single source lighting which causes silhouettes of the characters which helps to hide their identity. Just before tug shoots him, there is a slow motion scene which highlights the fact that danger is looming. This is a very realistic death scene both in terms of mise en scene and directing. The smoke and blood comes out the back of Dode's head and birds fly out of the tunnel, startled by the gunshot. This creates a lot of tension as the tunnel is quiet otherwise.
All throughout the film, Brendan's journey is very focused around isolation and the fact he wants to solve it himself. He is particularly lonely and almost turns away signs of new company. 'The Brain' seems to be the only person he really trusts and converses with. You tend to get the idea that when Brendan and Emily were together they spent a lot of time in each other's company, yet, when she died, he had nobody as close to him a her.
