Hollywood Deconstructed by Bronzite Dan

Hollywood Deconstructed by Bronzite Dan

Author:Bronzite, Dan [Bronzite, Dan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nuvotech Limited
Published: 2010-05-17T16:00:00+00:00


SEVEN

1. SOMERSET'S APARTMENT

DETECTIVE SOMERSET, 45, gets ready for work. He collects his keys, wallet, switchblade and homicide badge from the dresser and puts on his jacket.

ANALYSIS

This brief scene introduces one of the story's two central Protagonists. The tone is calm but the atmosphere heavy. Essentially, what we see is an old pro whose personal life is dull and uneventful and governed by fastidious routine.

2. TENEMENT APARTMENT

Somerset walks through a crime scene where a woman has shot her husband whose body now lies dead on the floor. Somerset notices a kid's drawing on the fridge and asks his colleague whether the child saw the murder. His colleague has no idea and doesn't care, explaining that he won't miss Somerset's strange questions when Somerset soon retires. DETECTIVE MILLS, 31, arrives.

ANALYSIS

Somerset deals with a crime of passion but shows no emotion, used to the routine of cleaning up after murders. His question about the child establishes that he has a keen analytical mind, unlike some of his colleagues who just want to get in and out of there as quick as possible and do the paperwork. Mills is introduced here as the second central Protagonist who from this moment on, tentatively tries to forge a working relationship with Somerset - an example of old school verses new school.

3. CITY STREET

Somerset and Mills exit the building as the dead body is carried out on a gurney. Mills apologizes for interrupting and explains that he just got into town and wants to get down to the precinct to get his affairs in order as soon as possible. Somerset had intended to go for a drink first and comments on Mills' eagerness, asking him why he fought so hard to be transferred to his patch. Mills clearly just wants some action after working homicide for five years and not getting as much as he had liked. Somerset, who will be retiring in seven days, lays down the rules and explains that he is in charge and that he wants Mills to just listen and learn.

ANALYSIS

Here is the first instance of Somerset and Mills' rivalry and clashing of personalities. Mills has experience and is full of verve but is too over-zealous for his own good, a flaw that will ultimately be his downfall. Somerset on the other hand represents the wise old mentor who must guide his student and teach him to "think" and not "feel".

The fact that Somerset wanted to have a "getting to know you drink" is important because it suggests he is a warm, amiable character who would much rather discover the person behind the badge, unlike Mills who has no time for pleasantries and is eager to impress. The incessant rain becomes a theme throughout, hanging over the characters like an ominous reminder of impending doom.

4. SOMERSET'S APARTMENT

Somerset is in bed, reading. He frees the weighted swing arm on a pyramidical metronome and it swings back and forth. He relaxes, drifts off to sleep.

ANALYSIS

Once again we see the contrast to Somerset and the chaotic world he lives in.



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