Thriller scene in Taken

Maz's Analysis of Thriller:



In this scene starting when Liam Neeson is on the phone with his daughter, trying to find out what is going on with his daughter, it is very suspensefull and the sound effects are very tense for the viewer as they are getting ready to expect the unexpected. When Liam Neeson's daughter says, "They're taking Amanda" her reaction is as if she is very scared and has almost lost hope, the music beats and she starts breathing deeply.
The editing of the shot reverse and reaction shots are perfectly timed and relevant to the situation they are both in. The shot reverse shot is constant between herself her father and the kidnappers, it switches very quick continuously to show the way she's thinking what's going on, her heart starts beating faster and quick music kicks in.
When Liam Neeson tells her what to do then eventually tells her: "There going to take you" and just before the rest of the instructions she does a deep breath and cries. This particular part of the scene contains many shot reverse and reaction shots ! It is suspenseful for the viewer when she feels relieved they have gone, then she is suddenly thrilled and so are the audience when she is captured under the bed and she screams really loud, the sound is probably edited and increased in volume to show the tenseness of the scene and how suspenseful it is about to get. There is minimum diegetic lighting and the lights are all mainly off, which shows that something bad is going to happen.
All these factors represent that this is a thrilling scene and show that this film is only going to get into the story of the kidnapping more and more, which encourages the viewer to continue watching it. Especially in this scene there is a lot of parallel editing, which personally caught my attention and interest.