The Equalizer (2014)

McCall believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when he meets Teri, a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can't stand idly by - he has to help her. Armed with hidden skills that allow him to serve vengeance against anyone who would brutalize the helpless, McCall comes out of his self-imposed retirement and finds his desire for justice reawakened. If someone has a problem, if the odds are stacked against them, if they have nowhere else to turn, McCall will help. He is The Equalizer. (Via TMDB ↗)

(d) Antoine Fuqua

(w) Richard Wenk

thriller · action · crime

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DZ-104: Examines how staging a solitary character in the bathroom sequence creates vulnerability, letting audiences witness an unguarded moment before the…

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DZ-104: Characters Alone - Dramatizing the Internal

How can scenes where characters are alone increase our connection with them?

AI✦Examines how staging a character alone–specifically through the bathroom sequence–creates space for vulnerability and allows the audience to witness a protagonist’s unguarded moment before returning to his constructed persona.✦

⏱ 1h 29m

Scenes · Character · Audience | 1 NOV 2023

Listen to understand how solitude reveals character interiority and deepens audience connection

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In this episode, we explore the audience’s connection with characters through the lens of characters being alone… →

Films: Aftersun (2022) , Sense and Sensibility (1995) , The Equalizer (2014)

Scenes: Characters Alone , Scene Structure

Character: Character Depth

Audience: Audience Sympathy

"Spartan and immaculate inside the bathroom. A hand wipes steam off a fogged bathroom mirror, just enough to see the straight razor gliding across the final patch of lather."

— chas | DZ-104: Characters Alone - Dramatizing the Internal