Red Dragon

Red Dragon is a 2002 thriller film, based on the novel of the same name written by Thomas Harris featuring the brilliant psychiatrist and menacing serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter.
Directed by Brett Ratner and written by Ted Tally (who also wrote the screenplay for The Silence of the Lambs), it starred Edward Nortonn as Graham and Anthony Hopkins as Lecter — a role he had, by then, played twice before in The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal.

Mise En Scene is used to set the tone for the rest of the film, in the opening sequence we are presented with large terraced housing, expensive cars, decadent settings. The lighting is articficail and warm which portrays a sense of richness and the use of mise en scene in the dinner party scene through costumes, vocals and settings portray exsclusiveness.

Camera angles in the thriller use pans to show dominance and vulnerablility.Close-up of significant objects relevant to the plot such as paper cuttings, articles etc. are used. Crane shots are also used to give an overview of the situation and the settings. Close-ups and extreme clos-ups are used to show hannibals expressions. Standard camera angles are also used, shot-reverse-shot between 2 characters in conversation.

Sound in the film's establiching shot is non- ambient and the use of the orcheastra also reinforces the theme on wealth. Ambient sounds are used to set the mood in scenes such as teh dinner party and the tempo and tone changes with the build up of tension.

Editing in Red Dragon quickens as the opening progresses, flashbacks become more frequent as we become more aware of Hannibal's characters and situation. Cuts are made quicker to increase tension and build suspense.

Red Dragon was a box office success, earning $92,930,005 in the US