Taken (2008)
The narrative –
A retired CIA agent travels across Europe and depends on his skills to save his 17 year old daughter who has been kidnapped whilst on a trip in Paris with her close friend.
The protagonist of Taken would be the father of the kidnapped daughter Bryan Mills, he would be classed as the main character throughout the whole of the film. The film centres mainly on his ex CIA skills and how he can put them to use to investigate who has ‘taken’ his daughter and her whereabouts.
The title Taken, reflects his situation in which someone has ‘taken’ his daughter. This title is short and straight to the point; it gives a clear idea to what the film will be about.
The protagonist, Bryan Mills endangers himself throughout the whole duration of the film. He is constantly at risk and in danger as scenes move from fight to fight, on the search to find his daughter, Kim.
As the film is almost solely based on Bryans struggle to find his daughter, there are multiple antagonists presenting him with different situations and obstacles to overcome. These struggles end when he finally meets the leader of the antagonists at the end.
Bryan Mills is an ordinary divorced father, to a girl name Kim. He is a protective father and is hesitant on letting his 17 year old daughter travel Europe with a friend without parental guidance. The extraordinary happens when she arrives in Europe, she is approached by a stereotypical French man who offers to share a taxi with them. The man gives their details to the antagonists to which the two girls are later kidnapped by.
The micro elements throughout the film all combine together to create realism and suspense. There are many close ups, and short shot durations which add to the drama and keep the audience interested and pulled in. the short snappy sounds effects and repetitive music throughout the scenes where she is about to be taken adds to the thrilling aspect of what is about to the happen, this non diegetic sound is parallel to the fear she and the audience feels just before the antagonist comes in. the mise en scene includes the clothing, make up, setting etc, these all help to create an atmosphere and so the audience feels engaged with what’s going on.
During the film, Bryan’s daughters Kim is stripped from her identity as she is forced into a world of prostitution, drugs and violence. Also Bryan is forced to reincarnate his CIA agent identity, and use his set of skills learnt from this profession to find his beloved daughter.
The audience of a thriller is placed in the ambiguous position of voyeur-
The film focus' on kim ande her friends being sold and used as prostiures
A series of/ one important enigma(s) are/is set up in the opening sequence of the film-
The narrative –
A retired CIA agent travels across Europe and depends on his skills to save his 17 year old daughter who has been kidnapped whilst on a trip in Paris with her close friend.
The protagonist of Taken would be the father of the kidnapped daughter Bryan Mills, he would be classed as the main character throughout the whole of the film. The film centres mainly on his ex CIA skills and how he can put them to use to investigate who has ‘taken’ his daughter and her whereabouts.
The title Taken, reflects his situation in which someone has ‘taken’ his daughter. This title is short and straight to the point; it gives a clear idea to what the film will be about.
The protagonist, Bryan Mills endangers himself throughout the whole duration of the film. He is constantly at risk and in danger as scenes move from fight to fight, on the search to find his daughter, Kim.
As the film is almost solely based on Bryans struggle to find his daughter, there are multiple antagonists presenting him with different situations and obstacles to overcome. These struggles end when he finally meets the leader of the antagonists at the end.
Bryan Mills is an ordinary divorced father, to a girl name Kim. He is a protective father and is hesitant on letting his 17 year old daughter travel Europe with a friend without parental guidance. The extraordinary happens when she arrives in Europe, she is approached by a stereotypical French man who offers to share a taxi with them. The man gives their details to the antagonists to which the two girls are later kidnapped by.
The micro elements throughout the film all combine together to create realism and suspense. There are many close ups, and short shot durations which add to the drama and keep the audience interested and pulled in. the short snappy sounds effects and repetitive music throughout the scenes where she is about to be taken adds to the thrilling aspect of what is about to the happen, this non diegetic sound is parallel to the fear she and the audience feels just before the antagonist comes in. the mise en scene includes the clothing, make up, setting etc, these all help to create an atmosphere and so the audience feels engaged with what’s going on.
During the film, Bryan’s daughters Kim is stripped from her identity as she is forced into a world of prostitution, drugs and violence. Also Bryan is forced to reincarnate his CIA agent identity, and use his set of skills learnt from this profession to find his beloved daughter.
The audience of a thriller is placed in the ambiguous position of voyeur-
The film focus' on kim ande her friends being sold and used as prostiures
A series of/ one important enigma(s) are/is set up in the opening sequence of the film-
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