1. This film featured man tracking shots to represent the passage of time and movement. At times, tracking shots helped contribute to the build-up of suspense. Another camera movement shown in the film was zooming; zooming was shown to emphasize a certain point of the film. As for the angles, most of it was an eye-line match and there were minimal low angles. There were a couple of high angles used to depict the differences of powers between the antagonist and protagonist.
2. For the most part, this film followed the typical codes and conventions of a thriller. The protagonist was dressed in ordinary, bright clothes to portray as a typical person, but also innocent. In contrast, the antagonist was seen wearing lots of formal clothes, such as suits and leather gloves at times. The makeup was kept minimal for all of the actors to make then seem like regular people. All of the actors appeared to have played their part well. As for the lighting, the whole film consisted of bright, natural lighting - which is atypical for a thriller. For props, there were a lot of martinis throughout the movie which represents the “friendship” between the protagonist and antagonist. Knives and guns were shown on separate occasions to symbolize or actually show the protagonist being in danger. Most of the film was set in the home of the antagonist
3. Like all thriller films, this film featured some "tense" music when there was suspense happening or about to happen. In the home of the antagonist, there was french music being played most of the time, which set a creepy ambiance. Other than that, there were only diegetic sounds of walking or speaking.
4. The edit that I noticed the most throughout the film was jump cuts. Jump cuts are usually used to help create distortion or confusion, usually after a confrontation or encounter with the antagonist. Like many thrillers, this film also featured shot-reverse shot editing. Throughout this film, they were shown to be over the shoulder and used during conversations. Another significant edit was the amount of zooming throughout the film. It was vital to pay attention when there was a zoom because it usually signified something important.
5. The most prominent element of the thriller genre in this film was confusion. For most of the movie, you were led to believe something and then next thing you know, you are incorrect and something completely different is going on. This film lacked tension, which is an important element to all thrillers.
6. I liked the characters and the attempt to make the film thriller-like. There was “tense” music incorporated whenever something was supposed to be suspenseful, even if it wasn’t. Blake Lively is one of my favorite actors, so the fact that she was in the movie just made it better for me.
7. I disliked the “plot twist.” During around half or three-fourths of the movie it seemed like the protagonist was on the same side as the antagonist, which I strongly disliked after she had tried to victimize herself that much. It created confusion and it lacked the thrill that I usually experience when watching thriller films.
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