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  • Essay / Bonnie And Clyde Mise En Scene - 1228

    The first extended scene where Bonnie's family and the gang interact with each other outside, near a hill. The camera zooms in on a close-up of Bonnie's mother looking at Bonnie and Bonnie looking back. Followed by this, a long shot of CW Moss standing on a hill, holding a gun, staring at the camera. This photo shows that Moss will soon be the leader of the gang. Throughout the scene, notice that he is standing on this hill and overlooking what is happening, which CW Moss accomplishes later in the film. Forced by his father, he awaits the death of Bonnie and Clyde. The scene progresses to another long shot of Bonnie interacting with a female relative and possibly her son. The swaying branches around them also demonstrate the disorder to come. Then, Bonnie and the rest of the gang, the wife and the child, look through a photo album where they remember the past. These long, consecutive shots develop some distance between Bonnie and her family, leading to foreshadowing that this will be the last and final time Bonnie sees her family. After a few more shots, the camera then follows the scene of Bonnie and Clyde as if they were caught in the act. Both men raise their hands as they are pointed at with a gun. There is irony behind the scenes as this is exactly what happens to Bonnie and Clyde when they are finally caught and brought to