Dead Man's Shoe Scene Analysis

In lesson, we watched a 3-minute clip of dead man’s shoe, and straight away we see a lot of confrontation. We learn that there is something about to arise from what took place in what looks briefly looked like a mental hospital though it could also be a wreck centre as there was a Snooker table.

As it starts off, it seems very grey and bright at the same time. During the time in this hall a man in a green jacket is seen staring at a dodgy male in a beanie. It seems that they must have been either betting or dealing, as we see an exchange of money take place between two men. As the clip progresses the male in the beanie confront the man in the green jacket in a vulgar manor. We now learn that these men are in fact British, we learn this from their accent. The man in the green jacket replies twice as vulgar, supposedly scaring of the man who confronted him.

At 50 seconds, we see the same man in the green jacket standing outside with his friend as we watch on a small car flies pass and we can hear the men in that car saying something like ‘there he is’ and the car comes to a halt. The small car reverses and approaches the man standing around. 55 seconds in, we see the man crook/click his neck, seeming like he Is trying to hype himself up or get ready for what is about to come. This immediately represents a sensation of danger and violence, as a neck crook widely represents manliness and ferocity.

Further on a man in a leather black jacket hops out of the car and confronts the man on what he is doing, we slowly grasp a sense of territorial behaviour, and then get to the man in the leather jacket state ‘not in my house’ giving a sense of two macho men going face to face. The man in the green jacket doesn’t act threatened at all and replies to everything being said to him quite sarcastically. He also acts quite childish in some parts of their confrontation. We learn that the man in the green jackets name is Richard. The moment his name is said, the tables turn and Richard does the talking. He tells the man to go away in a very rude tone/manor, but it seems like it’s a way for him to feel better of himself and like he is the bigger/stronger man. He then threatens him at 2:36 and tells his he will “F****** hit him home” trying to act all tough and hide his signs of weakness. Richard states he is not threatening him and that it is just merely words. But we can see it is some sort of defence mechanism. Yet again he tells the man in leather to “F*** off” and the man’s response is “Just wait” and the scene ends, making it quite suspenseful.