by French Director Luc Besson.
It stars Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, and a young Natalie Portman in her first starring role.
Leon is a hitman living in New York City's Little Italy. His work comes from a mafia partner called Tony. His first contract that we witness is set in a hotel room where he secretly and quietly kills the "Fat Man's" bodyguards. Once he has successfully done that he hunts down "Fat Man" in his hotel room. Appearing from the darkness he gets him by the throat and commands him to ring his boss, after this he leaves the room by disappearing back into the darkness. On his way back to his apartment he meets a young girl called Mathilda who is the daughter of a drug dealer.
Analysis
Scene 1
An extreme long areial shot of a lake and forest is used, the camera then pans up to show the New York skyline and Central Park. Without a cut the camera carries on through the city streets coming to "Supreme Macaroni Company". The director hasn't used cuts during this scene, he has managed to have transitions between where the camera is on set making the opening sequence just one shot.
Scene 2
Scene 2 begins with the extreme close-ups of a mafia boss and Leon the camera concentrates on their eyes and mouth. The director has chosen to uses these shots to add to the mystery of both the characters, the audience will be uncomfortable as they don't know who they are. The lighting in this shot is very low and the dialogue is also quiet so that we have to listen hard to everything they say.
Scene 3
The sense of mystery continues through the next part of the film as the Leon secretly kills "Fat Man's" bodyguards. We do not see Leon's face until the end of this scene even then his face is shadowed. When Leon has "Fat Man" cornered the camera creeps up on him from behind this creates tension because the audience is guessing that the camera is Leon's point of view. The sound of the knife when it touches "Fat Man's" throat is amplified and is probably added in during post production. After a very edgy conversation between them Leon exits the same way he appeared as if he had never been there.
Scene 4
To end the last scene a contrast in light, action and sound occurs. Scene 4 begins with the sound of a screeching train, the audience might jump because it is unexpected and follows a tense scene in which they have been caught up in. The light is also different as the last scene is full of shadows and no natural light however this seen is flooded with light, Besson has done this so that the audience can see Leon in full for the first time and also it shows a time change.
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