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Summary
A man awakens from a coma, only to discover that someone has taken on his identity and that no one, (not even his wife), believes him. With the help of a young woman, he sets out to prove who he is.
The movie structure mostly follows the Classic Hollywood Narrative because the movie is linear, it shows a beginning middle and then an end. But it could also be shown as following Todorov's theory of  equilibrium – disruption – resolution – new equilibrium. The movie is fine at first then it goes wrong because there is conflict with no one knowing who he is and they people try to kill him but he kills them then and it ends by him remembering his identity and everything is brought to a new equilibrium.


The trailer displayed all the key elements of a captivating thriller in order to engage the audience and foreshadow what would be happening in other scenes of the movie.




 The McGuffin provides the basis of the story but the viewers are only in the main character - Liam Neeson. This links back to the importance of a trailer because without one then the audience would not show such interest in the movie.

Key scenes of tension:
• Film has essential characteristic of a good thriller - moments of high tension.
• e.g. The hospital scene reaching for scissors leading to murder.
1. Soundtrack effective – disorientating sounds
2. Use of close up.
3. Fast editing leading up to the escape.
4. Analyse the scene in the Flat.

The Club Scene
This scene is effective because:
• Loud booming soundtrack – disorientating  and threatening
• Screen dark – only shadows – indistinct – the viewer shares the main character’s confusion.

In this film White Western people are portrayed as the dominant group and the immigrants are the subordinate group we know this because they are frightened of being deported and they have very low paid jobs. This archetype represents ethnic minorities and it is a negative representation of the opposing race.

This is an interview of Liam Neeson talking about the film.

"erm it might be interesting to play someone who is confused all the way up until the last 20 minutes of the film" - 1:50. This reflects on Todorov's theory especially in the 'disruption' faze.