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The response to Joel assuring Jesse Plemons' character "We're American, okay?"
What is "Okay. What kind of American are you?"
This animal sound is the only diegetic background noise heard in this scene, creating an unsettling normalcy and juxtaposing the cruelty that is to come
What is the significance of the bird sounds in this scene?
This action is used by Wagna Moura, to show surrender or a lack of hostility.
What is *show gesture*?
Colorado, Missouri, Florida
What are the three states that the main group there claim they're from?
It's a literal manifestation of the idiom "rose-colored glasses", alluding to the romanticism and glorification of violence, racism and ultranationalism that Plemons's character represents.
What is the meaning behind the glasses that Jesse Plemons's character wears in this scene?
This quote is said by Sammy (portrayed by Stephen McKinley Henderson), foreshadowing his fate in the following scene
What is "I'm telling you every instinct in me says this is death, okay? Death."?
Joel, Tony, and Sammy are the only three characters in this scene with this accessory visible on their body.
Who wears press passes in this scene?
This camera technique is used to encapsulate Jessie [Cailee Spaeny]'s shock and horror at the large scale violence and cruelty the militants have committed.
How is the "birds eye view shot" used in this scene?
What is an "omniscient pov"?
Established with the first amendment of the US constitution in 1791, and ranked 55/180 in the world in regard to this concept, this concept is disregarded in this scene.
What is "freedom of the press"?
The use of this camera technique indicates the conflict between Lee's role as a non-interventionalist photojournalist and her own moral obligations
What is the symbolism of the POV from Lee's camera?
After Cailee Spaeny's character says "I don't know", this triple entendre is said by Plemons' character, ambiguously referencing 1) the state of Missouri, 2) Cailee Spaeny's character, and/or 3) the inadequate and inefficient American education system.
What is "It's American. It is American. 100 percent."?
This race/ethnicity is given significent agency in the mass grave, birds eye view shot
What is "white" / What is "people of colour"
Nelson Lee's character Tony getting shot affects several components of this acting convention in the actors' portrayal of the remaining characters, including pitch, volume, pace, and pause.
What is "voice"?
This actor stepped into the role at the last minute after a scheduling conflict took out the original actor, speaking to the importance of his role in this scene.
Who is Jesse Plemons?
This use of acting and sound is symbolic of man-made disruptions, such as wars (much like the one present in the film) and violence (much like the shooting just prior to this). This is the only instance of loud diegetic sound in the whole sequence that lasts for a significant amount of time, suggesting the disruptiveness of human nature (especially when juxtaposed with the natural surroundings of the field and forest).
What is the symbolism behind the overlapping dialogue sequence in this scene?