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Mise en scene –the main scenes in this film are inside of buildings this suggests that the theme of the film fits the theme in real life as the sex trafficking business is very large but it is hidden very well that is what they have brought into the film most of the film is set I Paris which is said to be the most romantic place in the world which adds irony to the film as there is Cleary no love there.

Camera angles-Close ups and two men shots are often used within this films, this is because it shows the emotion on all the characters faces and the drama much better as it unfolds further and further, destruction is the main theme in this film as he rampages through Paris tearing through houses and work yards showing the power that he possesses as he is only one man and he is taken on a mass gang with and huge arsenal of weapons this tells us that the main character in this film is very well trained in the art of murder and has performed acts similar to this many times before.

 Sound- the sound within this clip is classical music, this has been chosen because it suits the emotion in this clip a lot better than any other type of music that could have been chosen and it also complements the explosions and the violence within the clip very nicely exaggerating the fighting and explosions so much so it almost looks like that there is a war happening.

Stock settings- the main characters within this film are Bryan mills who is a retired CIA officer and his daughter called Maggie grace who is taking an trip to Paris and is un a wear of the dangers she is about to encounter ad her father has two step in, famke Janssen is Bryans ex wife and does not play a big part in this film at all she plays the lenient mother allowing their daughter to go.

Stock settings-the city that this film is set is the well known city Paris which is normal and none threatening place which also add fear to the film because they do not expect it to be dangerous.

Narrative-the story of taken is the father figure I this film (Liam neeson) finds out his daughter is going on a trip to Paris, he is unhappy about this but allows her to go he soon finds out that she has been kidnapped and sets out o a quest 0i get his daughter back using his skills as a retired CIA agent meaning that there will be much violence along the way.

Theme-the theme of this film is the black market business of sex trafficking and how it can and will affect the life’s of Bryans family if he does not retrieve his daughter there is a specific time that he has to get his daughter back if he does not get her back within this time limit he will never get her back which adds an element of suspense to the film and if h will get her in time it also is racists as it is an Albanian gang that steals his daughter which is typical of this genre as it is often people from a foreign country who are being the criminals never the Americans.

Iconography-one of the biggest recognised organisation in America is the CIA as it is well known throughout the world they partake in secret activities that they do not want other countries to know and often bring down criminals that are dangerous to the start and other countries these people are often smartly dressed in suits and such which is what we find Liam Nesson wearing, Paris is the most known place in France and is a very multi cultural place  homing people from many different nations and is where many Albanians call home so it also makes sense as well as being an good film.

Editing-within this film there are many jump cuts and fade ins/outs, the jump cuts are used to show the emotion o each of the characters faces as the drama unfolds and also in the fight scenes to show the power of the punch or the gun shot he just did, the fade ins/outs are used to fade in the facts about the sex trafficking business and then fades out and back in showing the demon act happening to his own daughter adding a bigger fear facture.

By Matthew Hurst