this scene takes place 1:35:00 to 1:40:00 in the film
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In this scene Tommy has just come off a win in the
tournament but we have also learnt about his army background and what he did
before leaving and he is found in the casino on the slot.
The performance of paddy who is played by
Nick Notle who we see two sides of paddy with when he first sees Tommy played
by Tom Hardy and paddy is started off as showing as being kind, caring and
finally getting to be apart of Tommie's life and finally knows Tommie's feeling
as we can connote that paddies farther was abusive towards them and tried to
make amends and turned him away as well but we could also connote that paddy
means he knows what he is going through as he seemed like he was ex navy with
his expression of sea/ fishing stories which he is seen listening to in
different parts of the film but which sounds like he is listening to Moby dick
which gives evidence towards the idea of ex-navy not only this he also says
"I've been there Tommy, I've done it, I've seen
it" which also gives
more evidence towards this argument also while walking away he does not look
back as if to say he has no regrets left and he has now finally made his peace
and is finally doing what his son's what him to do.
after this paddy as shown as what he might
of been before sobering up as he breaks his many many years of being sober and
throws that away as Tommy has confirmed his greatest fear of his children
no longer needing him in there lives and they don't care that he has changed
and you see on his face that he is shell shocked when he gets this realisation
but we then see him in the hotel room with plates of leftover food and many
many many glasses and bottles of alcohol and him babbling to himself trying to
interact with the recording and then after Tommy coming out of his room he is
met with the aggression or "balls" that Tommy respected more when he
was like it which in turn means he should look better than before but this
isn't the case as paddy breaks down and is embraced by Tommy and it took him
going to the loosest of low's to finally get affection from his son that he
wanted to make amends with but the reaction to this by paddy is a little over
the top with him shaking and going a bright red and not yelling at Tommy even
though he is supposed to be livid
Tommy's performance is good as he keeps
his quiet and aggressive side that we see through the rest of the film but we
finally see caring and compassionate Tommy and Tommy facial expression when he
knows he has messed up things badly. In the beginning of the scene we see Tommy
as much of a loner as ever and he is being antisocial picking one with none
near him for a couple slots to remove any possible at conversation he is seated
in a relaxed position and facial to have dis-like or like in anyway after being
hostile towards paddy which is just being mean to him for literally no reason
than just getting revenge for what happened years ago he then rips into paddy
even more describing him as a "beggar with his cup out" which suggests he is like the
people that nobody likes any more and the look on Tommys face is nothing but
disgust on his face as he delivered line he then goes on to say that
"the only thing that me and breandon Conlan is
that neither of them has a uses for him any more" and after
to telling paddy to leave he looks at paddy and the face of regret instantly
occupies his face saying that he knows what he did/ said was wrong and he has
lost all chance of regaining any relationship with his father which is also
further supported by the fact he throws a coin at the slot machine.
with scene in the hotel the room a few
hours after the last it shows paddy at his lowest form of low with him drunk
out of his mind meaning that he is more violent eventually waking up Tommy who
is blank expression as if not surprised on what he sees and even when he is met
with aggression Tommy keeps blacked expressionless and holds his ground and
after paddy starts to breakdown he then realises the impact he has made to him
with those few short minutes and after hugging and comforting his farther he
then helps him to his bed so paddy can pass out in the bed all while
confronting him and listening to paddy saying he is sorry for all he has done
and all he has said and this is enough to effect Tommy to accept his farther
apology
The mise-en-scene in this scene as it
shows that tommy is not only wants to be alone but makes it so he is alone at
all times as with the few people around him and the previous shot making the
area look empty and to show its the early hours of the day when the least
amount of people will be out and this shows Tommys idea or mind set of the
loneliness. also the lighting in this area is only from the slot machines
making it so everything is artificial like the relationship between Tommy and
Paddy and isn't one filled with love.
While in the next scene the lighting is
from the outside or natural light to signify that there relationship as become
natural and this is when most of emotion is shown during the film and shows the
most development of Tommie but the room is pure white while there is alcohol
everywhere and uneaten food everywhere making the room look disgusting which is
supposed to represent Paddies fall from grace as he is now destroying his once
pure body from food and alcohol as a coping mechanism and as a challenge to
tommy as he then proceeds to get in Tommys face basically saying is this what
you want me to be like someone who is filled with rage and pain.
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