In the opening sequence of the film 'Sexy Beast' the camera is above the man as he starts to mumble to himself about the heat. He is seen wearing a chain, watch, and earrings as well as sunglasses and on top of that, he is in a nice villa and can afford a pool boy. This use of mise en scene and the close up camera angles on his accessories conveys the message to the audience that this man is definitely wealthy. Also, the way the man speaks and his cockney accent is some sort of criminal. In addition, the non diegetic punk background music reinforces this idea that he is a gangster.
We can propose the idea that this man ands the woman driving in the car are in a relationship. First, he is wearing a ring. Second, there is a side shot of the man lying next to the pool which has two hearts in it. Then, the clip cuts straight to her driving. We also see this later on in this sequence, when the man gets a boulder rolled over his head, the clip cuts to her driving away in the midsts of his confusion. The right to left camera angle suggests that she is driving away. With this piece of information, we can also infer that she was the one that rolled that boulder. Finally, with all the information we have been given from the opening sequence, we can infer that the man and woman have a very weird relationship.
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