(28:13 - 32:05)
The
scene starts with two female police officers discussing the new male police
officer and talking about him being good looking, this conforms to the
stereotype that females are obsessed with boys and relationships. As the car
with the two men in pulls up, the shot uses shallow focus on the car to draw
the audience's attention to it, before cutting to a close up of their faces
wearing masks with tense atmospheric sound effects playing in the background
and shadowed lighting across the two mens faces, and these things make them
immediately appear dangerous and threatening. This contrasts with the following
shot of the two female officers which is a brightly lit medium close up showing
the pair laughing which suggests they are care free unaware of the situation
around them. A few shots later a voice over of one of the female officers is heard
as the other team of officers sit in the cafe and the dialogue is her shouting
requesting their assistance and she sounds panicked, this makes her seem
vulnerable which conforms to the stereotype that females are dependent and
weak. The next scene uses a close up of Ryan as he drives the police car which shows him looking extremely in control and powerful and he gives orders through his radio. This shot makes him seem like the typical macho, powerful male character who is good at his job. The next scene where the female officer comes into contact with the robber uses an over the shoulder shot from the robbers point of view and an eye line match which makes the female police officer look small and vulnerable compared to the robber. He is also advancing towards her and she seems to be edging back which adds to the image that she is the 'damsel in distress' being targeted by the dominant male. The next scene which follows the two male officers in the police car uses fast cuts between close ups of one officer to the other to show the audience their emotions and convey the fast pace of the scene. During the journey a sound bridge of the police siren is used over an aerial shot of the roads and this moves the audience quickly through the journey while still keeping the fast pace of the action. The close up shots of Ryan show him looking determined and in control keeping with his image of the stereotypical strong man, while the close ups of Jake show him looking scared and out of his comfort zone which challenges the stereotype of men being brave and shows him to be more vulnerable. As they continue the journey and the car they are chasing looks as if its going to crash the shots slow down into slow motion and the diagetic sound fades while atmospheric, unsettling music is played and this creates a frighting, uncomfortable atmosphere for the audience which reflects the emotions of Jake. He still appears to be vulnerable and weak.