The next time we see it is when Barry and Waj blow up Omar's microwave, which doesn't seem to have any connection with the earlier scene - until they go back to the flat and Omar berates Barry for going out when they strongly suspect the feds are onto him! So that's a definite tip of the hat there by Morris: Omar isn't paranoid, and there definitely is some sort of surveillance going on. It's not saying there's a policeman with a camcorder in the bushes, but there's a definite link created there between that particular style of filming and the authorities. Unless I'm forgetting something, the first time we see a scene shot in night-vision is when the police raid Omar's brother's house. It's never explicitly stated, but there is one moment which showed how much thought had gone into the visual scheme of the film that I didn't notice the first time round. I think Morris really does want you to believe the Lions are being monitored by the security services, which wouldn't be a contradiction if they're all as incompetent as the police at the Marathon (or, indeed, as incompetent as they seemed to be when they were monitoring the 7/7 bombers). It's such a simple bit of blocking, but it makes that moment much more effective. The scene which made me laugh the most first time round, for example, was Hassan and Barry in the car, and on rewatching I realised why that works so well: the scene is shot entirely side-on, so you don't get to see what's in front of the car until Barry starts the engine.

There's still some showiness, but it's mostly in the service of a really cohesive whole. Watching the film a second time last night brought it home to me how much Morris has come on as a director since Nathan Barley. I'm not an expert on this area but I think Morris has a lot of room for improvement when it comes to directing.ĭelurking for some commentary on directing style. I think I would have prefered if things were shot and staged more conventionally. Yeah the use of surveillance style camera angles is a bit confusing, the fact that Faisal is photographed at one point and there's use of night vision at one point suggests they are being watched for some of the film, but the police really don't seem to know anything, which is a bit of a contradiction if it is intending to suggest they're being monitored. Quote from: Little Hoover on May 15, 2010, 08:42:33 PM

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