The scene begins with immediate action, there is a hostage situation, and masked men are assumedly robbing a bank in a well built up city typical of the crime genre. Almost immediately there is violence and the death of a police officer by the masked men wielding typical mobster/ terrorist weapons.
There is a lot of shot reverse shot between the innocent bystanders and the masked men, this builds tension.
Shortly after, SWAT turns up, dressed in SWAT uniform, they wear professional equipment and uniform that makes them stand out from the rest, they are meant to appear as the pro’s involved. The first four characters you see are assumedly the main characters in the film and they quickly assess the situation.
Focus is on the cops as a group, which is a contrast to your usual crime film focused on a group of mobsters. This parallels the mob structure in the gangster film. Another contrast you have is the uniformity of the group, as in a mobster film they are all well dressed in suits and in this they are all dressed equally in their uniform, arguably you could say they are less dressed than the typical mobster.
The music is also very dramatic and suits what is happening in the scene, the speed of it matches how fast the scene is moving along quite nicely and it makes the scene more powerful.
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