ANALYSIS OF CERTAIN SHOTS

My

Rule of Thirds: Mikey travels through all of them — conveys progression.

ForegroundMid-ground

Background

Mise-en-scene shows Ricky’s personal lifeStack of money, suggests wealth

Passport, and bag suggests escapism

Shells, souvenir from a holiday

Stolen watches, suggests criminality

Mise-en-scene split into two

Background

Foreground

Scratching head; suggests confusion

Open door, shows Mikey’s ruthlessness

If one half of the screen didn’t exist, the shot wouldn’t make any sense. Combining the two continues the story.