The Mechanic Evaluation

The Mechanic, would be seen as an action film because in the opening scene there was a brutal murder, a speed boat and a strong and powerful man against a weak man. We are introduced to a skinny weak guy who puts on goggles to get into the pool, by doing this the audience believes he is weak and vulnerable. However when we first begin watching the clip it starts off showing an expensive watch which shows he comes from a good back ground with lots of money so therefore the audience would believe he constantly has guards watching him. Too an extent he does, however the guards didn't realise when the man killed him which shows they are not as well paid otherwise they would have eyes on him at all times.

As the clip goes on the man see's a watch at the bottom of his pool and swims down for it, as he does this a face comes out of nowhere and a man grabs him, trying to strangle him.

When the man has been killed the camera pauses on a high angle shot of him floating in the water, this creates tension, it makes us feel as if we are looking down on him and it creates a sense of now he is dead he has lost more than his life he has lost his power and therefore he has become nothing in the space of about 3 minutes. Whereas, at the start they the clip with the man slamming the doors open, with the loud sound of them hitting the wall and they use a low camera angle to create power, that slowly fades to nothing.

The camera follows him as he swims down the pool to create a sense of worry, confusion and suspense as to what may happen next. By the use of the sound of the water and the heavy breathing the audience is aware something shall happen but it plays a game on the mind to question what may happen next. 

Throughout the clip we then learn that this was planned which makes us as the audience then have more questions about the rest of the film. As the audience we want to know the following:

who is the rich man who owns the house?

why is he being killed?

 who killed him?

how long has this been planned?

why was the plan originally made?

why does the mysterious man keep on checking his watch?

 who is on the boat?

Is the person on the boat part of the plan to kill the man?

However from this just being the first 5 minutes of the film it is a very gripping way to start and because as the audience we have so many questions which makes us want to persue with the film to see what happens next and if it is as good as the first 5 minutes.