750 Word analysis - 'Narcos'

Narcos Gustavo's death(Spoiler Alert)
Narcos IMDB

Narcos: A chronicled look at the criminal exploits of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.

At the beginning of the clip the protagonist Gustavo is captured in a close up with his head tilted up high and his eyes shut. The lighting on this clip is very poorly lit - mostly back lighting - covering the whole entire right side of his face with plenty of light covering the left side of his face. On top of this there was blood dripping down from his nose and cheeks which suggest that he has been badly beaten during the night. A speculator () suggested that the director tried to capture Gustavo as Jesus Christ as there is many similarities to his death.

This could lead to the audience thinking he could of been previously been kidnapped the night before and is being interrogated in the early morning. Because of this the audience are forced to be on the edge of the seat because he is portrayed as mostly the villain throughout but still seen as the helper to some (Providing to the families Allegedly*)but most are rooting for him because he has come to terms with his death.

In the next scene (0.58) the audience are seeing a power struggle between the two characters as the lighting sun light (Side lighting from the left) and the sun it’s self-rises from the left over to the night during the day. This shows the beginning of a day. (This scene was also speculated to be very similar to the Bible as he didn't want to confess to the man where his cousin is. In the Bible Judas a former saint (as I recall*) ratted out Jesus which lead to his death.) This is the act of turning a new leaf or to / cleans the day.  This follows the narrative theory of linear patterns. This lead to the audience feeling emotional and sympathetic towards Gustavo as the lighting has foreshadowed his death is soon to come and we, the audience and Gustavo are trying to soak it in. This shows the audience that the multi strand narrative is coming to conclusion.

Following on from this scene Gustavo, The New Hero - (to some) because he never ratted out his family - has performed an action code as he has asked his interrogator the incorrect question / the question he wasn't looking for. The dietetic music of a Mexican string guitar over him aggressively but carefully talking to the new villain suggests that there is a rebellion against the person who is in power. However, Gustavo does not say his name as he doesn't respect him. This is because as Banditos they do not address their enemies by name as they consider them to be 'mierda' - which is Spanish for 'shit'. At this moment the people who are representing Gustavo are feeling better about his previous understanding to the fact he was going to die as he is doing what a true Banditos would do and rebel against their enemies. To add on to this the people who are not supporting Gustavo are feeling shocked as they thought that he would of done what they think in their own eyes as the right thing.

Throughout this scene Gustavo and his apparent kidnapper whose identity is unknown has been letting Gustavo share his cigarette. Gustavo attempts to take a long pull and was snatched out of his hand representing Gustavo has lost all of his power. Gustavo then exhales as he is getting angry as he can’t have it his way – like a stroppy child - which makes felt audience lead on as he wants to do something by creating an enigma code which is pointless as he has lost the power struggle. Due to being held up the night before.

To conclude, the end of the clip Gustavo can be seen cursing at his kidnappers with non-diegetic music playing in the background. He is captured in a close up which has previously been a long shot but was zoomed in to fit the scene. After this there is a jump shot straight to him lying dead on the floor with blood pouring down his face. This makes the audience feel flabbergasted as they didn’t expect it so soon.