Conventions: Vantage Point (Analysis)

The film is set against the political background of The US President giving a speech in spain. This is a really important event during film because it represents political union between the two countries, we see that it is being broadcast around the world. However, this event is distributed when the US President is shot.

During the film we are able to see the conventions of a political thriller. Unusually the film shows the audience what they'd think would be the climax at the start, and then works backwards giving the audience insight from each of the 8 perspectives. The protagonist of the film, the Chief Bodyguard for the President, is assisted throughout by a variety of characters with information. It is also clear that he believes no-one can be trusted, this is a general convention of a thriller. The film was also fits into the psychological conventions of a thriller as it has themes of time and memory, as the story is replayed backwards and from different perspectives. Although the story is repeated several times, the audience almost gets confused more and more each time, as there is an increased amount of information to consider. Finally, the location of the film is set in Spain in an old historical building which shows the opposing culture to the protagonist