No country for old men

In class we watched the film 'no country for old men' in this film suspense was mainly created by the shots taken. In the start of the film there was an establishing shot, this shot carried on for a long time. All that was seen on the screen was a car driving on the hill. The mise en scene was really odd and made the audience think what is going on. It kept the audience in suspense as it wouldn't get to the point as fast, and kept the people watching question what is going to happen. When the film finally got to the point, the audience was still kept in suspense as all we could see is the man is in danger for some reason and someone is on his case. There is a point in the film when the man goes to the field in the middle of the night, this makes the audience tensed as we are scared what will happen to him. After he reaches the field he is trying to be on the low so no-one sees him, but the police see him and try shooting him, he tries hiding under cars. This also keeps us suspensed as we get scared of what is going to happen, and is he going to get shot. We ask many rhetorical questions. The darkness in the scene keeps us tensed as well as the way the shots are taken. Like when the man is hiding under the cars it shows the police officers looking high and below.

So during the film 'no country for old men' the way the shots are taken, the atmosphere and the lighting all keeps the audience tensed.