The use of Mise-en-scene is used through the whole film to develop the characters of Ray, Ken and Harry, acting performance of the three characters also develops them in the film.
Ray is developed through mise-en-scene in the film by location, costume and acting performance. Location is used to develop Ray as when they arrive to Bruges, he keeps telling Ken that this place is a "shithole" and keep saying that he does not want to be there, this tells us that Ray is not the type of person who goes to cities like Burges, he would rather be at places with more life and fun. When Ray and Ken first arrive to the Hotel they will stay at Ray makes it really obvious that he doesn't want to be there when he says "For two weeks? In fucking Bruges? In a room like this? With you? No way." This shows that he's not Bruges by his own choice, he's there because he has no choice. His costume develops his character because the grey suit he's wearing is telling us that he's a hitman. Throughout the film we are also shown that he's an aggresive person with a short temper as he can get really angry for the smallest thing, we are also shown that he's really impatient as he always wants to do everything immediately and can't wait. We also find out that Ray is a reckless character because he doesn't think about the consequences of his actions which ended up with a tragedy of him killing a young boy, but from that we find out that Ray does have a guility-consceous because he always looks upset and looks like he's thinking about the young boy he killed which really bothers him. There was a prop used to develop Ray which was a gun, Ray was holding a gun against his head in a playground thinking about killing himself which shows that he think it would be easier to run away from all the problems he's having, this shows that he has a heart and does really think he shouldn't be alive.
Colin Farrell develops Ray as a charcter by fast action, throughout the whole film he moves really quick, he also doesn't smile a lot which suggests that he's not happy.
Ken who is the partner of Ray, the other hitman is developed in the film by using mise-en-scene, costume and acting performance. In the film he's wearing a brown suit with a white shirt and tie which suggests that he's a more experienced hitman and it gives us the impression of a gangster. Location is used in the film to develop Ken as he refers to Bruges as a "Fairy Tale Town" which shows that he enjoys being in that city, throughout the whole film he's talking about how wonderful Burges is and even mentions that he wouldn't mind living there. He also knows alot about the city, knows when the buildings were built, or when they were in the church he knew the history of it which shows that Ken is a really educated and smart man.
Brendan Gleeson develops Ken as a character really good in the film because he always acts slow which shows that Ken is a lazy person.
Harry is the third main character in the film, we are not shown who Harry is until the middle of the film, we only hear his voice through the phone when he's speaking Ken which makes him seem more mysterious and more scary. Harry is shown as a rich man in the film because the first time we see him, he's in his big house with his family. The fact that he has a family develops him as a family man who isn't as scary as we first thought. We are also shown that he loves the City Bruges because he always refers to it as a "Fucking fairy tale town". Harry is shown as a really aggressive and angry man in the film this is shown by his speech because he's always swearing and doesn't accept mistakes. Although we are shown that Harry isn't as cruel because when he first shot Ken in the leg he helped him up after and walked him down the stairs. Harry wants to killo Ray for killing that little boy because he said "You can't kill a kid and get away with it" but when he kills the dwarf he then decides to kill himslef because he thought the dwarf was a little boy, this shows that Harry wouldn't go against his own rules. Harry is dressed really smart in the film, wearing a nice expensive suit which shows that he's a more experienced and better hitman than Ken and Ray, makes the audience think that Harry is the boss of Ken and Ray.
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