Andrew Dominik Loss Of Control

Ideas: Bandits thinking that they are above the law and that they also think of themselves as gods.

In this scene Andrew Dominik portrays Jesse as above the law, that it is his right to be a bandit. He shows this when he is standing upon a barricade and the light shines upon him, creating the effect that he is above the law. In a way it kind of makes him look like a “god”. This idea is reinforced when Jesse is instructing his crew on what to do, he is very controlling and has to have everything his way, if he doesn’t he will kill the person disobeying him. By killing people who don't listen to him it even further reinforces the idea that he thinks he is above the law.

Further into the scene Jesse is telling the clerk of the train to open

Dominik uses the idea of loss of control to show the audience how the characters develop over the story he shows many examples of loss of control throughout both Jesse James and Robert Ford's life throughout the film. The director is showing that even heroes and villains can lose control of their lives and things can go from good to bad very fast.

In the Blue Cut Robbery scene, Jesse first starts to lose control when he is refused the safe’s password when they board. When the train clerk says no to giving the code to one of his crew hits the train clerk with the but of his gun. At this point the director zooms up on Jesse's face and he doesn’t look as calm as usual, he has this surprised face, probably because someone has just denied him something. After the refusal of the code Jesse start to get

Ned rode it into town and got arrested, he was infuriated, the director showed this by using extreme close ups of Neds sweaty and grimacing face. This is one of the first examples of his lose of control throughout the movie. After Ned is released from prison two years later he is greeted by his family, shortly after he goes to the bar to have a drink with his sister. A Victorian Police Officer named Fitzpatrick offers to buy Ned's sister a drink. After refusing several times Ned steps in and tell the officer in a very hostile way she doesn't want a drink. This scene is outlined by the background music stopping when the confrontation is occurring. Officer Fitzpatrick gets back at Ned by confiscating his and his friends horses. This situation is uneasing for Ned and he slowly starts to lose control in this situation with the officer. Ned and his friends steal back the horses late that