The Recruit

The clip we watched, was from the crime thriller The Recruit.
A. From the clip build up ideas on what you think the conventions of this sub-genre are.
In this clip the protagonist we were introduced to (Colin Farell) seemed to be just a ordinary guy, working in a bar, but who could be very use full to the CIA if given the chance. We see the wake up in a messy looking room with a computer, running late to an important event. When he arrives we see that he is very intelligent with many ideas relating to computers. When Al Pachino is introduced to the audience, he is watching 'James' show off his new discovery at the event, and we can straight away identify his importance to the storyline. After this he arrives at James' bar that he works at, and introduces a theme in the film, James' dad. It becomes apparent to us that his dad is dead and that James is desperately seeking to find out how he died. In a crime thriller this type of theme is very typical, but the story of what the protagonist is seeking for changes. Having a main character that is very intelligent but seems to be unaware of this and is very un-organised, is another typical convention of this sub-genre.


The location in this film is at the beggining set in the city which connects well to James' skatty lifestyle. But as his situation becomes more serious and he is recruited by the CIA, the location changes to a building that seems to be in the middle of no-where. The lighting in these locations always seems to be very dimmed and dark, which adds a mysterious feel to the film and is a common factor of a crime thriller.