Director
Kathryn Bigelow
Leading Actors/Actresses
Will Poulter, John Boyega, Algee Smith
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Hannah Murray, Anthony Mackie
Genre
Drama, Factual Drama
Language
English
Awards
NAACP Image Awards, Outstanding Film
Date of Release
July 26, 2017
Producer
Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Matthew Budman, Megan Ellison, Colin Wilson
Setting and Context
Detroit, during the 12th Street Riots, Sunday July 23, 1967
Narrator and Point of View
No narrator. The point of view is that of various characters, and also of the audience looking on.
Tone and Mood
Threatening, frightening, out of control.
Protagonist and Antagonist
The antagonist is Krauss; the protagonist is any character he comes into contact with.
Major Conflict
There is conflict between Krauss and his superiors when he is ordered not to shoot the fleeing suspect.
Climax
Julie Ann turns in Krauss and the other men who were present at the motel on the evening of the riots.
Foreshadowing
When Temple continues to tell Krauss that he saw a dead body in the other room, he foreshadows his own murder, because Krauss kills him to avoid him telling authorities what he has seen and experienced.
Understatement
N/A
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
N/A
Allusions
The movie is based on real-life events and so alludes to what happened at the riots. It also alludes to the music of the time and to Detroit's identity as Music City.
Paradox
Krauss is growing angry because nobody will turn over the sniper, or admit to being the sniper, which is something that they can't do; there was no sniper and they genuinely don't know what he is talking about.
Parallelism
There is a parallel between Krauss's escalating anger and the violence that ensues at the Motel.
