No gangster film would be complete without an ample amount
of macho bravado. Stare downs and
threats are every bit as important as actual bloodletting. One precedes the other. A well worded ultimatum can properly
foreshadow a pivotal event, thus keeping the audience both expectant and on
edge. It’s like the press conference
before the title bout. The challengers have
to ramp up the tension and sell the event.
That way, they get the audience blood pumping long before the actual fireworks
ever start. It’s all about facilitating
the necessary catharsis. A new clip from
Lawless shows the film to have the necessary
tools to do so.
This scene from Lawless
focuses on the uneasy introduction between Forrest Bodurant (Tom Hardy) and
Deputy Charles Rakes (Guy Pearce). It’s
essentially the arrogant city boy vs. the rough and tumble country boy. What really matters here is casting and
execution. The tension between these two
has to be both believable and palpable. Hardy
is one of those actors that can’t help but to look intense even when delivering
the most mundane dialogue. It’s quite
obvious that the audience is meant to side with him, as Rakes is far too smarmy
and imposing for his own good. The only
thing keeping Forrest from shooting him dead at that very moment is his badge. In the end, even that might not be enough. Place your bets now, folks!
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