Lock Stock, And Two Smoking Barrels Film Analysis

Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels, directed by Guy Ritchie. The film came out in 1998 and first aired in England (U.K). Being such a success, the movie was then broadcasted to America and the rest of Europe and grossed $28,172,686 with a budget of only $1,350,000. The film’s genre is crime as it is mostly centered around gang activity, comedy and violence. The movie mostly focuses on four friends pooling money for a big high-stakes poker match hosted by a gambler and porn star, Hatchet Harry. Eddy is the gambler of the four friends and has unique gift to read people’s reactions and scarcely loses in poker. At the start of the poker game Harry cheats and Eddy ends up half a million pounds in debt to Harry. Eddy, depressed and scared, tells

Upon first watching the film the script is extremely confusing and hard to get a feeling of what’s going on with what the actors are talking about. However, when the movie progresses on it is apparent the actors use tough accents and awkward moments are all part of the sarcasm that makes the movie unique. The main theme of this movie is to understand the rules that are laid out in front you. Following that theme, a woman with a very thick cockney accent reads the original rules of the poker game in an inscrutable manner. The rules are unheard by the parties involved, setting a standard for the rest of the movie. From here on out the characters find themselves in situations which they are unfamiliar with their surroundings and do not know or respect the rules of that reality. This is the reason why everyone, except the original four friends are dead. The four friends stuck to what they knew and did not take any short cuts.
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is an absolute masterpiece created by Guy Ritchie. With the little experience he had on creating this film, he did a remarkable job and generated a brand new style in the crime genre. The use of lighting and color he incorporated into the film proved to be a stunning artistic decision. Each scene in the film portrays some type of meaning and principle to the overall look. His methods might be unorthodox to other people, but Guy Ritchie’s directing ability should not be overlooked in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking