Harry Brown Analysis

• A gang is represented through stereotypical hoodies. They all wear dark clothing which signifies they are bad for the community. At the beginning of the film they welcome a new gang member with a test, one of them says "You're ready to become a man" an then forces him to inhale marijuana by pressing on his chest. They also give him a gun which suggest they are violent and gives the audience a clue of what they have to watch out for in the film. The costumes and props in this scene suggest that what is coming is to do with these kids at the beginning.

• Harry wakes up alone in a double size bed and is getting ready in silence. This signifies that there is emptiness which might be because he has lost someone close to him. When he we get a point of view shot on the two pictures on the night stand it makes it more clear that he's missing he's wife and daughter as we can assume that the pictures are of them. The pictures are black and white which could mean that they both passed away. When Harry goes to the hospital we can see that his wife is very sick which is probably the reason for his misery and loneliness. 

• Daffodil - signifies rebirth and new beginnings.

• Harry is wearing a dark suit with a brown coat over it. This suggests that he is more important and also relates to his age as it's the typical costume an older man would wear. This makes it more realistic as the audience can relate to the character. 

• First location we can see is the subway which is covered in graffiti. When Harry hears shouting in there, he decides to take the longer route. We can see that he is in hurry because he looks at his watch to see what time it is, this suggests that he knows that it wouldn't be safe going through the subway. The fact that there is nobody around creates isolation which shows how abandoned the area is. This reflects the crime and violence in the area as it might be the reason why it is so empty.

• In the pub Leonard says to Harry that Kenny bribed Sid to not say anything about them dealing drugs. He already knows that Sid is not to be trusted and it revealed to us that Sid is Noel's uncle. This shows that Harry and Leonard only had each other and that no one else in the area could be trusted.

• Harry's reaction when he finds out that Leonard's dead shows how much Leonard has meant to him and probably was the closest person left in his life. This also ties in with Leonard's funeral when no one but Harry is there. This shows that they were very close with each other because they were both lonely, left with no one but themselves to talk to. 

• Jane (Noel's mum) is drunk when the police come and has no clue about what is happening. This shows how unstable she is and that she has no interest in what her son is doing. It also suggests that the reason for Noel being troubling, angry and violent is the situation at home. His mother isn't really a good role model for him and that's why he might have turned to violence and crime. 

• Noel is very confident, he says "is this your new b**ch?" to a police officer and calls them names. This shows how he is not scared of what might happen, he doesn't obey the law/ speaks when they arrest him. At the police station he doesn't admit to killing Leonard and makes jokes about it comparing the victim to Freddy Krueger and insults the female officer. This shows how disrespectful he is and that he doesn't care about any one else apart from himself.

• Drug dealer - the scars, tattoos and his instability show he is dangerous and not to be trusted. 

• "You failed to maintain your women son." This shows Harry as a more powerful and mature person as he calls him 'son' and it sound like he's teaching him a lesson for not taking Sharon to the hospital.

• Noel has his hands around his girlfriends neck when they kiss. This shows his strength and the fact that he thinks he has more power than everybody else and can do whatever he wishes. It also suggests his lack of respect for women as he doesn't care about the girl's feelings only about what he gets out of it.

• Mark is mostly quiet and looks scared when he's getting questioned by the police and when Harry ties him to a chair wanting to get the truth out of him he cries. This suggests he is scared and maybe ashamed of what he did because he had been abused himself. It also suggests that maybe he didn't mean to do anything, but wanted to fit in with the gang so they wouldn't touch him.

• The last location we can see in the film is the subway. This connects both the beginning and the ending showing how the area has changed. At the end the subway is all clean with no graffiti and no one blocking the way. Harry doesn't go around any more to avoid the gang as they are no longer there. This shows that everything is okay now and that the area is safe again even though there is still emptiness and isolation.