The scene
opens with a wide shot of Raymond, he is sitting in a chair watching
television. The director uses a wide shot to establish the scene and show the
current location, the audio is that of Charlie talking with one of his
employees. The camera then moves to an over the shoulder shot from Raymond’s
perspective, we see him watching the television on a little screen on his chair
and in the background we see Charlie standing by a pay phone, arguing with his
employee; telling him to be more forceful with the clients. The camera then
changes to a close up of Charlie on the phone, is brow is furrowed and he looks
distressed as he continues to argue. It then would switch to another over the
shoulder shot but this time from the perspective of Charlie, the camera faces
towards Raymond as Charlie covers his face with his palm, Raymond on the other
hand is calm as he sits there peacefully. This is a clever juxtaposition as we
see Charlie clearly exasperated at the situation and Ray calmly sitting there
unaware of the situation but perfectly content to just sit there.
From there
it switches to another Wide shot as Charlie puts down the phone and picks up
his bag, Ray meanwhile is still calmly sitting there watching the television, the
camera does not follow Charlie as he walks towards Ray and begins to click his
finger to get his attention, the camera then Cuts in with a focus of Ray as
Charlie continues to attempt to get his attention till finally Ray would jump
having noticed Charlie. It isn’t until Charlie pulls Ray’s bag that he gets to
his feet, the Camera transitioning to a wide shot as both characters walk off
frame, all the while Charlie is asks Ray what he is watching and Ray responds
familiarly with “I don’t know”. The next shot is another wide shot from behind
the subjects as they walk towards their gate, Ray’s bag between them as he is
almost pulled a long by his brother, this is clever because it shows that at
this point of the film Charlie thinks little of Ray; treating him almost like a
dog as he pulls him about and clicks his fingers at him. At this point Charlie
doesn’t seem to see him as a person yet but rather keeps him with him due to
necessity and treats him poorly as a result.
The next
shot is a close up of Ray as he is being pulled along by Charlie, he would bend
down a moment as he sees the aeroplanes, he displays a worried expression as he
exclaims “Oh, oh”, stating that there is an airplane out there. The camera then
transitions to a two shot of the pair as Ray worriedly exclaims his disdain for
aeroplanes, and Charlie attempts to coax him into getting on one. The director
uses this shot for the scene as he is trying to show us the contrasting
emotions on the subject’s faces, one a look of exasperation and the other a
look of panic. There is then a long sequence of Dialog as Ray tells Charlie
about a list of airline accidents as he tries to explain to him why he will not
get on a plane. The next shot is a close up of Ray’s face as he is being pulled
by Charlie, he looks scared. Charlie then comes into frame as he questions Ray
about his specific objections. The shot then changes to another wide shot
facing Charlie’s back but showing Ray, the camera follows Ray as he moves over
to the flight information board and begins telling ray about the various
flights, only to be interrupted by ray for various crash information. The
Camera focuses on Ray with a close up as he tells Charlie about the crashes,
his face contorted with worry. The next shot is of Charlie whom is staring at
Ray, his face a look of calm annoyance and his brother’s supposed ineptitude at
doing common and easy things. As Charlie turns back towards the flight
information board there is a cut in of the boards showing us a list of the
flights.
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