Nightcrawler Film Analysis

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Nightcrawler is a crime thriller film about a man named Louis, who takes an interest in capturing crime scene footage. His interest is first piqued when he stops on the side of the road to observe police rescuing a woman from an automobile wreckage. A man with a professional video camera runs by and captures up-close footage. Upon inquiry, Louis discovers that this man sells this graphic footage to news stations. After picking up a camcorder and police scanner, Louis decides to try this out for himself. He ends up becoming quite successful at this occupation known as nightcrawling. However, at a certain point in his path to success, Louis takes a dark and twisted turn; going from shooting crimes to committing them. A question of value is a concept brought up consistently throughout the movie, …show more content…

Negotiation is the “process of bargaining in order to settle differences or solve a problem” (Engleberg and Wynn 182). It is also a nightcrawler’s main method of conflict management. Louis and other nightcrawlers have to negotiate with news stations to get the most money for their work. Like everything else that Louis deals with, he also pushes the boundaries of negotiation with Nina. He is aware that her station is the lowest performing in Los Angeles and that her contract is nearing its end period. He uses this information to negotiate and basically blackmail her into providing him a base payout for each footage submission, verbal credit to his company on-air, and even an intimate relationship. He does the exact opposite of what principled negotiation calls for. Principled negotiation is a process for resolving conflict that focus on “people, interests, options, and criteria” (Engleberg and Wynn 182). He provides only one solution for mutual gain, establishes a standard that Nina must agree with at the risk of losing her job, and instead of separating her from the problem, he directly associates her with

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