Crime Scene example essay topic

When this assignment was given, I started thinking of the catalog of movies in my head and what would best fit into this paper. After some deliberation I decided upon one of my favorite cult classic films, "The Boondock Saints" by up and coming Irish director Troy Duffy. A film, which captures the audience from the first scene all the way until the stunning conclusion. In this paper I will attempt to show how this film brings the viewer in, holds them, and meets all the elements of what a classic film should be.

First and foremost a viewer wants to be sucked into a movie from scene one. The opening scene shows South Boston (also known as South ie) on Saint Patrick's Day in a catholic church. A priest preaching about apathy and two brothers walking up to the pew and kissing Christ's feet. Then there is a montage shot of the day in the life of the two brothers (Conner and Murphy). Work at the meat plant, drinking at the bar and laughing with their friends, and even getting undressed together right after work. The viewer right away sees how close the two brothers are in only five minutes of film.

Then the hook, a very large Russian comes in and orders the brothers and their friends out of their favorite pub. The boys try to talk to this man you notice is a gangster reasonably. Then we cut to the next day and the two Russians are dead in a gutter. The first question raised is how they were killed? Duffy doesn't give a concrete explanation, just a ridiculous Boston cop talking up weird theories. The next character is introduced very dramatically with a rock beat in the background.

A very flamboyantly gay FBI agent Smecker comes on the scene and steps on the toes of the Boston police. Already we start to see some conflict. Both homophobia's by the other police officers and the overwhelming dislike of someone else tramping on their toes. Smecker very dramatically puts on a Discman with opera and carefully (and flamboyantly) inspects the crime scene. The view is intrigued by the lack of information and at the same time showing us two dead bodies we " ve seen briefly the scene before it. A sort of LA Law type set up, showing the crime and then bringing the viewer around to how it happened.

A plot structure like this is effective, even mimicked over and over again in other movies. Showing the end result of the crime and then bringing in character after character around the crime. Only this is unique in that there is not only one crime, but also multiple crimes. What is the most intriguing with this film is how Duffy brings it together.

First showing the brothers about to fight at the bar, then switching completely to the next day. After investigating the crime we return to Conner and Murphy at the hospital playing with a small child while the Turrets syndrome ridden bar tender curses in front of nuns. We further build the plot with the knowledge the brothers are being considered "saints" for killing two highly suspected Russian crime syndicate bosses. The interrogation of the brothers is what moves along the plot smoothly. Without it you could not have transferred the events of the crime at all. In the interrogation scene we see three things.

One, that agent Smecker is highly intelligent describing the crime perfectly back to the boys. And two how dangerous the brothers really are despite their intellect (knowing Russian fluently and speaking five other languages on top of that). And the way the brothers protect each other and in turn inflict the wounds you see in the crime scene, scene. This moves along the plot beautifully. As this movie progresses, so do the characters as well. The most convincing out of all the characters are obviously the two brothers.

Both have a unique style of their own. But both are so similar it's hard to know where one personality stops and the other begin. The interrogation room scene is proof of that. Where the brothers talk to each other back in forth in Italian, Russian, German, and Spanish.

They share the same best friend, a low-life named Rocco. Their religious background kicks in setting the premise of the whole movie. They feel as if they have to "rid the world of that which is evil, so that which is good may flourish". Their tattoos describe them to a tee. On Connor's hand is written "Veritas" which is truth in Latin and on Murphy's is "aquentias" which is fairness. Showing how rite ous and good the two of them are.

These characters are easily the most creative I've ever seen. You get to see the duality of man in both of them. The saint and the sinner, the type of person who gets drunk on Saturday night and goes to church hung over seeking repentance on Sunday morning. As well as the type easily influenced by media (which is shown in the "rope" scene.

Where Connor explains to Murphy that they need rope because "Charlie Bronson always had rope in the movies and the always ended up needing it". ) The characters themselves describe the theme in the movie, which is not obvious right away, but becomes so clear and ingenious you can't help but cheer along. To rid the world of scum, lowlifes, and people who are a detriment to society, to make the world safer for good citizens. It's not a new concept, but we see it in a whole new light. Instead of a super hero with superhuman ability, we see two ordinary guys who are out to make a difference. They shed the blood of the extremely guilty and not the causal criminal in hopes that it will set a precedent and set an example.

This is an original concept on a not so original idea. The most interesting is the "real life" reactions to the killing of these horrible criminals. The population is split, not unlike that of a population split on the conviction of a death row inmate. Some believe these people should be shot, some believe that killing is wrong no matter what.

Duffy leaves it up to you to decide what is right or wrong. But leads you very much in the direction of it being right. All in all it's my favorite movie because of it's religious symbolism, unique characters and plot, and very interesting sorting of scenes into one very convincing movie. Lets hope the up coming sequel "All Saints Day" is going to be as great as this was.