Snatch Analysis

Jake Chatfield

Snatch analysis

In the opening sequence of snatch you see the main ‘gang’ after the action they had previously had with in which you see the main protagonists taking off their disguises, which shows that they have just committed a robbery clarified by the fact that they are holding a huge diamond. This is then held in front of his eye to see how many carats it is and too see if it has complete clarity because he knows if it does he’s in for 'big money'. This creates excitement and thrill. The opening then progresses to introduce the title of the film, ‘Snatch’, which is an coincedental name because of what they had just done (stealing the diamond) so the word snatch is signifying the crime and theft involved in this film.

The film then opens and progresses to introducing the main characters, they use a wide angle shot on all of them which is then zoomed in to a close up shot of the characters whilst they are in action. They have all been taken from the actual film to give the person viewing the film an immediate reaction which will pull them in and make them want to carry on watching the film because it shows scenes from the film which make the characters look scary, threatening and relevant to their characters role. They do this by the scenery they surround them in, the way they dress and the accents they use. An example of accent, scenery and dressing would be used of mickey; he is set in a caravan, he has a strong Irish and is wearing very worn out clothing with lots of jewellery, also naturalistic lighting is used which makes it have a sense of normality which makes the scene as realistic as possible. The clothing used for each character has been specifically used to help create the character and this has been used very well in this film because they all have the ‘Gangster' look, but all in their own ways, this has also been used because it helps people relate and also makes the film as realistic as it possibly can be which helps draw the audience in and also make the storyline clearer.  

The iconography used in the first 2 minutes of the film snatch is very specialist to the characters, for example the robbery part of the opening the gang are wearing a disguise which covers the true identity of the gang they also use guns and masks which make them look very threatening and also clarifies their characters role. Also in the opening sequence of 'Snatch' accents, diegetic and non-diegetic sound are used to help signify the different character they are playing, this helps bring the audience in and also makes them very realistic.