Kidnap Films Deconstructions

There are many different kidnap films within the film industry and have all been done for a variety of reasons. I researched the films 'Panic Room' and 'Taken I'. In these films, the directors have taken different aspects as to why and how the kidnapping has taken place.

Panic Room

Within 'Panic Room', the victims are left trapped in their own house ,and the men keeping the mother and daughter hostage just want their money that is in the "panic room", and at first do not want to cause harm. This links to the Skint idea, and makes the audience feel like money is the root of problems, and causes more trouble than what is worth.



The location is a house, but the house looks very plain and doesn't look welcoming, which is what we would expect in a homely environment. 

The look of fear in the child's face and the anger and pace that we see from the man is strengthened with the barrier of the panic room that is placed between them.

The use of weapons and violence is also prominent within this trailer, anger, reset, fear, and panic are also shown within their facial expressions, so we could easily overcome the problem with speech that comes with filming.

Taken I

Taken I includes another parent and child relationship and the daughter is left alone in Paris, yet a member of a criminal gang finds out they are on their own and kidnap them. Taken highlights that kidnapping usually involves a gang and usually pries on young females. An idea based on Taken may involve dialogue which would promote more problems when filming our final product. 

Research
On further research into WHY people kidnap, it's conclusive that the socio paths find a high and a thrill into these kidnappings and some are who feel no remorse for their victim, and in the film industry, it's placed upon the need for a large sum of money, and not due to mental instability. 

This is shown in the 2007 film "Whisper" where a kidnapping is executed in order to provoke one of the richest women in the state. 

As a group, we could expand on the Skint idea and relate it to a kidnapping of a child from a wealthy family, highlighting the differences between the two classes.