Thursday 21 January 2010

Snatch Title Sequence analysis

1. We see a man examining a diamond, he has a gaunt face and a plain coat- he reminds of Shane Mcgowan of the pogues. The camera zooms in and we see the title 'snatch' as the screen rotates and zooms out again, to see a man with moustache examining it with a magnifying glass. The screen then freezes with the characters name photoshopped to the side.
2. He stands up, puts the diamond in a safe, the camera moves through the safe and it is opened from the other side, showing a black man who takes out some money and throws it - he has a cigar in his mouth and we see his name is Sol.
3. the money lands on a table in a caravan, with Brad Pitt taking it and threatening to backhand someone trying to take it from him. the frame freezes and we see his name is Mickey. We then see he got his way and has put the money in a box, he takes a small bag from his friend and throws it...
4. ... to Vinny, who is sitting at a desk and takes jewels out of it, grinning, before freezing and we see his name. The screen turns upside down, where we see some gambling chips fall...
5. the screen rights itself and we see a man in shades brandish some cards - the screen freezes and we see his name is franky four fingers. He puts the cards on the table...
6.which are picked up by a man in a trench coat, who stands up, hands them to a friend and the screen freezes and reveals his name is Turkish, he walks towards a man who is boxing, who freezes and his name is Gorgeous George. The irony is that in the shot he is not gorgeous at all - he has several teeth missing.

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