A History Of Violence

A History Of Violence is another movie by David Cronenberg which involves a quick turn in a characters life by the presence of a mafia or gang organization. In this case the main character played by Viggo Mortensen once again stops a robbery in progress in his dinner and saves the day (Picture on right), but this draws the attention of a crime family which pays them a visit.

Like his other films he can take a normal situation at the start then put a very dark and grim turn on it instantly. He does this by swift changes in the music no longer playing anything upbeat, but insted long drawn out music in the background. He also does this by using far shots from low angles above the bad guys to add a dramatic effect before a big conflict.

The biggest aspect that I can see in both of these films we have watched of his is his "body horror". Where he will go the extra mile to make something more grotesque than it had to be. Such as when the main character defends his family he strikes a man in the face multiple times breaking his nose and then the camera gave us a close up shot on it on the ground which was very animated. Overall David Cronenberg has a unique style of creating a dark haze overall all of his shots to give us a real feel for the situation and its seriousness that the main characters are dealing with.