Mis-en-Scene
The Patriot
The scene I decided to choose for this assignment is from the movie, The Patriot. The scene takes place at the end of the movie during the last battle where the Colonials are taking on the British. During the battle the Colonials begin to retreat when the main lead, Benjamin Martin, Played by Mel Gibson, grabs the retreating American flag and charges forward into the battle yelling," hold the line, hold the line!".
I think the director, Roland Emmerich did a very good job with the vision of this scene. The camera views and action shots really bring this scene together. I like how the camera switches from behind the lines to show how many people are retreating and then how it switches to a side view and focuses on Mel Gibson while the Colonials continue to run by him in retreat as he begins to push forward.
I also like the set and how they run through an old beaten down/destroyed church and at the top of the stairs, Mel Gibson stands and waves the American flag which restores moral which in turn helps defeat the British.
