Mise-En-Scene In The Film Hell Or High Water

Toby is a divorced father who's trying to make a better life for his son.Hell or High Water If you were to watch the film, Hell or High Water with no sound and no dialogue, you would quickly be able to figure out where the film takes place. This is because of the presence of “Mise-en-scene”. Mise-en-scene is the use of props and the background to reveal the setting. Everything about mise-en-scene is intentional. Mise-en-scene is a very important part of every film because it enables us to see where the film takes place, which helps us understand the plot more. The film, Hell or High Water, has several different aspects that make the setting very obvious. The first scene of the movie begins by showing a town. Inside the town there were older

With all of the dirt and mesquite trees and long plains, I assumed that the setting was West Texas. The characters and street signs later confirmed that it was West Texas. The two brother’s mother lived on a Ranch that had a pump jack in the back yard. This screams west Texas. In the scene where Tanner was shot by the cop, there was a rattlesnake. Rattlesnakes are very common in West Texas. All of these components such as pump jacks, older looking towns, older cars and trucks, the way people dress, mesquite trees and dirt, the rattlesnake, and several other things show the audience where the film takes place. The use of Mise-en-scene in the film, in my opinion, creates a feeling of home. The town where I grew up looks nothing like the town in the film, but the film does take place where I grew up. Seeing the mesquite trees, dirt, and pump jacks made me relate to the movie more than it would to someone who grew up somewhere like New York. Mise-en-scene is used heavily in this film and it helps the audience get an idea of where the film takes place and the time period that the film takes place but without actually having to tell the audience when and where the movie takes place. Knowing exactly where the setting takes place, helps the audience further understand the film, and that’s why the use of Mise-en-scene is very