Collateral: Suspense.

 

What happens in the scene?

In this scene, two people are walking through the airport, they bump into each other, drop each others bag at the same time, one of them gives a parcel and they walk of with different bags. 

What makes it suspenseful?

What makes it suspenseful, is the effect of the camera lens, blurring everyone out, except of two people, this builds a tension, on why are they getting all the focus, the use of only diegetic sounds of walking and usual airport sounds, it's almost like we as the audience are echoed out by what they are doing, and only them. There is a fact paced editing when they both crash into each other, it helps amplify the state of shock.

What also helps the creation of suspense is where they bump into each other, they have a normal conversation, how ever, this build up of tension and suspense starts again as they pick each others bags up, and one of them puts a envelope in his jacket. The use of an airport for the first scene, allows us to feel safe as that area conveys a sense of high security. (False sense of security)

What happens in the scene?

In this scene, "Max" the cab driver, has been tied down to his steering wheel, as he shouts of help, and has failed attempts of getting attention towards the dark alleyway. When he does get attention, a group of men come towards him, they pull out a gun and threaten to kill him. Vincent the man in the suit, appears, and spots these thugs walking away with his briefcase, he puts his hands up and then takes out his gun and shoots them both, then takes his bag back.

What makes it suspenseful?

What makes it suspenseful is for the lighting of the scene, it was dark and set in an alleyway, this scenario connotes danger and death. Max then try's to get attention, we as the audience believe he has been rescued and now have a moment of relief, then to only find out, the man outside the car pulls out a gun and aims it at Max's head. This builds a great amount of anxiety and tension and suspense.

They take Vincents briefcase from the back seat and walk off, we have a sense of relief to think that, at least Max's life has been spared, but then Vincent confronts them, at this time we know that these thugs have a gun, but Vincent does not, we are now worried for him and this is a build of tension and suspense, if Vincent may get shot, however Vincent's fast reactions resulted in both thugs dying, and this fast paced action amplifies the dramatics feeling of this scene and the danger of it all.

What happens in the scene? 

In this scene, Vince and Max are shooting at each other in darkness, they both at the same time run out of ammo, however Vincent decides to sit down, in a state of shock to realise he has been shot. Max comes towards him sits opposite him and listens to what Vincent has to say. Then Max and the girl walk of the train onto the streets, whilst Vincent's body remains on that train as we see the train go off in the final shot.

What makes it suspenseful?

What makes it suspenseful is that, Max and Vincent are shooting in the dark, at this point we don't know who has been shot, and Max and Vincent don't know either, we are left in a state of anxiety to find out who got shot, and this helps build suspense as we are awaiting who has been shot. They both ran out of ammo, and have no spare magazines, at this point we are worried about Max as Vincent has special training in armed combat, however, this tension is broken by the fact when we spot the blood stain on his chest, and he slowly sits him self down in shock, this is a great way to end the action in great climax, and then allows the next few moments of the film to be the most important, and in this case, it was Vincent's dying words.