Lucky Number Slevin

Lucky Number Slevin 

This film is one that is  supposed to be about the conflict of two crime families run by The Rabbi and The Boss but the opening sequence or at least the first five minutes doesn’t really let on to that fact. Like the common features of an action film the credits are right at the beginning of the film and they are done in a way that makes them seem like they are a theme of credits. They are also interwoven with a lot of different sequences that show the different murders of the different characters and they are done in a very kind of rudimental way. The camera work is very angled to show that there is not a clear picture like the story line everything is crooked. 

The music is very subtle and doesn’t draw a lot of attention to itself but merely tries to accompany the action that is following.

There is then a shot of a very bright room and it has very garish blue chairs and someone sleeping on one when a man in black walks into the bright room to again show the contrast of the character and the set. The man sits down and the camera stays where it was to show an over the shoulder shot of the man. 

Once the camera is showing the character’s face another character is introduced who exchanges a dialogue with the original character and then this second character is one who begins the voice over and a montage sequence follows.