A Freeze Frame From 'Snatch'
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Submitted by freefortermpapers on 06/24/2008 03:00 PM
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A Freeze Frame From 'Snatch'
In the movie "Snatch' there is a scenes in which Tommy, Turkish, and Mickey are all framed in a freeze frame. The scene takes place near the end of the movie. This scene sums up the feeling of the movie's actions up to this one critical point, which is frozen. Letting Turkish's narration take place along with a flash back to explain why what we are seeing in the frame is so unique, and its not what we as viewers might think.
Leading up to the scene it has been a line of scenes which collide multiple stories. Mainly following the three characters in the shot, the retribution in which Brick Top Polford is about to give is surprisingly stopped by the revenge of the pike' The pikes' fighting back was not shown in the flow of the actual movie rather it required a flashback and Turkish explaining all which had transpired.
However; at this moment in the movie, the freeze frame captures the change from scared to confused to understanding, all in a split second. The Explanation combined with what we have already seen in the movie lets the viewer go threw the same emotions as those seen in the freeze frame. The revenge of the pikes' we finally understand and learn about with Turkish and Tommy. Mickey however knew and planned out the attack on Brick Top and his men as well as betting on himself in the fight
On top of this we understand that Tommy and Turkish expected to die because Mickey didn't throw the fight. But rather the big boss Brick Top was shot and killed instead of them. This is where the freeze frame comes in, capturing the transition and allowing for a reorganizing of facts and events.
The freeze frame lets us see the reaction not expected from any of the three characters. Mickey already knew the outcome of Block Top's actions, he had already arranged his death. However, it was Tommy and Turkish (and us) who expected the out come to be their deaths, not Brick Top's. So their faces showed fear, and confusion at the same...
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