The Warriors

This is a clip from one of my favourite films, The Warriors. The film is based in Coney Island, Brooklyn, in 1979 when New York and American street gangs were a big thing who fought for turf. The Warriors are a fictional gang who are very low in reputation at the start on the film, but after a shooting of the biggest gang leader in new york, the warriors are blamed and spend the film fighting and running to survive. I like this film because of the very good story line. Its action packed and full of gang wars and fighting which i enjoy in a film. Because of its date it was made, bot many effects are used due to lack of film technology and can be critised for some scenes and acting events. But the film also is very realistic in that this is how American gangs in the 70's were. This scene is one of my favourites because it involves violence, cleverly minded gang fighting techniques and the way the toilet doors, sinks, mirrors and walls are used for extra effect when breaking or smashing. The camera angles used in this scene are very similar throughout and the deirector has used close ups and medium shots cleverly to mask unrealistic fighting and non contact use of weapons. This is done by placing the camera behind the fight taking place, so the audience see someone hitting another person with a bat, but the person being hit is blocking the actual contact. The shots move very quickly in this, showing one attack from a pair fighting, to another within seconds, to show the fight is quick and everyone is involved. The music used is also a very quick beat to show adrenaline and rushing to win the fight.