Analysis to Cradle 2 The Grave

Misce En Scene:

In this sequence the actors are wearing different types of costumes for different purposes. The reason why they are wearing different costumes is that the director wants to signify to the audience the different people among themselves. For example they are people who are wearing fighting clothes, the reason for this is because they want us the audience to know straight away that they are fighting off against each other. However the main actor Jet Li is not wearing fighting clothes which can also suggest that when he went to this place he was not going there to fight but for some other purpose. Also they are people who are wearing suits which represents to the audience that they are probably business people who are betting on who is going to win the match and their clothes also signify their personalities and how rich they are.
The lightning in this sequence is artificial, so that the audience are able to see what is going on in the scene without any confusions. If they used natural lightning then I don't think the audience would be able to see what is going on in the scene.
The space is quite big because they are a lot of people within the building and you can obviously see how big it is by how much people are in there and because it is a nightclub. However the space in the the ring that's located in the middle of the nightclub is quiet small. The purpose for this is that only three people can fit in their, for example the referee and the two opponents/ the fighters. The reason why the space in the ring is small is to show the audience the tension between the two fighters and to make us feel like we are involved in the fight.
The props that have been used in this scene is boxing gloves, fists and legs representing the weapons that they use when they are fighting and to also signify to the audience that they are not specific rules to when they are beating each other.

Cinematography:

In the this scene/ video the director used mid shot for example when Jet Li refused to fight, the director used this because he wanted the audience to see the audiences facial expression and the body movements in the scene, in order for us to see their reaction to what Jet Li is saying or responding to not want to fight.
In this scene they is use of tilting in order for the audience to feel like they are in the scene and feeling the emotions that the fighters are feeling. Another purpose is that so we can see what people outside the ring are reacting to the fight.
There is also use of long shot so that we can see the way they are fighting with each other for example when they are kicking each other or when they are both on the ground. The reason for this is because the audience want to see every detail on what's going on between the two opponents.
The director also decided to use two shot so that the audience can see who is fighting who and their emotions and hatred towards each other making the audience want to see more of the movie because they will be curious to see who is going to win the fight. The other reason was so that the audience can see the conversation between the two actors for example the conversation that Jet Li is having with the person that he is holding.