Driver (Ryan Gosling - Crazy Stupid Love) is a part-time stuntman and mechanic by day and a getaway driver by night. He leads a solitary life with his only real friend being his employer Shannon (Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad). Driver starts to strike up a relationship with his next door neighbour Irene (Carey Mulligan – Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps) – a woman left to raise her young son alone whilst her husband is in prison. Before long Driver and Irene start to develop feelings for one another until Irene’s husband is released from prison. Soon it becomes clear that he has gotten himself into a lot of trouble and it threatens to affect the lives of Irene and their son. So Driver takes the necessary steps to help out but ends up starting a mob war that will have devastating consequences for everyone involved.
An analytical mind can, and will, find patterns behind everything, whether they are there or not. It is one of the many reasons why films and other forms of fiction are so often dissected and recast to reveal hidden meanings and deeper truths, by those who would think a little too much, a little too hard.
With the popularity of The Wolf Among Us soaring, Marcus Mac Dhonnagáin looks at some movies that share its noirish themes
There are a lot of important parts of film-making, and the part I find to be the most overlooked is actually one of the most important parts of a film, the soundtrack, a good and bad selection of music can make or break a vital scene in a film. (Note: I chose to include both score and soundtrack when making this list)
