EXAM Q2

Analise how far the extract depicts the polices point of view rather than the criminals point of view

Before the scene even begins, we hear a voice over as the police man is being called to action. The voice over tells us that ‘police need courage and conviction’ this is played over the sound of the police sirens as the policeman rushes to action. This makes us see things from the polices point of view and we already, before the action even begins, side with him. We are told about how much training they had to go through to become a policeman. This makes us trust the policeman as we know they are dedicated enough to go through all the training and have lots of experience.

 The scene on the beach shows us how difficult it is to be a police and from the opening scenes we feel admiration towards the policeman as he is trying to break up a fight even though he is being treated disrespectfully and he is vastly outnumbered. He only uses force after he was pushed by the drunk people so he is a respectable officer.

The scene when the 2 officers are outside an urban house trying to help the man who is shown covered in blood and threatening the police officers with knives. The police officers are very gentile and nonthreatening as the music from the scene suggests. They ask permission before touching him to help his wounds. This all adds to our opinion of the police officers and after these scenes we see things from the polices point of view instead of the criminals.

Seb Hardy