How Tension Is Created In Detachment

First of all, the up close camera shots of, what seems to be, the main character really shows how he is thinking a lot and they also show his feelings, for example how he is seen to be stressed also because of the shouting in the background. It is a very dark piece which reflects on the genre of the opening sequence which is obviously a thriller piece. They show that this opening sequence is a thriller by using a lot of sounds, like aggressive shouting which seems like an argument between two people as well as the shouting at the door, which links to how and where he lives, for example he seems to live in a very messy house which could be in a council estate. The main character seems to be on edge most of the time, for instance after the close up camera shots of the character at the beginning of the sequence he tries to light a cigarette which shows the stress the is feeling and when his lighter doesn’t work it makes him more stressed which puts the audience on edge as well, this also leads to the Hip-Hop music in the background which doesn’t seem to help him relax especially with the people shouting in the background.