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The plot of this scene is the driver getting revenge on Nino for setting up the heist earlier in the movie. A main theme is that we slowly watch the main character become more and more of a monster in his story for revenge.  Unlike the earlier parts of the film, this scene plays out more as a slasher than an action movie. The Driver is hunting down and killing Nino in a scary and emotionless way. Nino does horrible things during the movie, which sets him up as an antagonist. The audience is conflicted because they are rooting for Nino’s downfall because he’s an evil character but the scene plays out as a horrific murder which leaves the audience unsure of who to side with. The whole movie shows very violent, detailed on screen deaths but in this scene the director chooses to only show up a small piece of death and leaves us to imagine it in more detail. As the driver shoves Nino in the water, the camera starts to zoom and with the lack of lighting the audience can’t see in detail.

 

There are a lot of cinematic choices in the scene. There is a bright light from a lighthouse flashing in and out of the scene. You can only see a little bit of detail of the people’s bodies and faces. The driver is especially obscured. There are neon signs in the city and the scene takes place in the middle of the night. The cool looking lighting in the shots helps keep the audience's attention during the slow beginning of the scene.

 

At first the point of view is from the driver as he’s stalking Nino and hunting him down. Then it goes to Nino’s point of view after his car stops as we watch the driver ram into his car again. If this scene was shown only from the protagonist’s view, the audience would be more likely to cheer him on, but because it is shown from Nino’s point of view, it makes the protagonist seem more scary and antagonistic. The driver began as a good character but in this scene we see him become completely absorbed in this violent revenge.

 

 In the previous scenes we can see his face and he talks a little bit, which lets the audience connect to his anger and relate to him. The point of him wearing the mask was so we could not see any emotion on his face on this scene. The song that plays in the beginning of the scene is a romance love song which is an interesting choice. It plays while the driver is hunting Nino down. It's unclear why this song was chosen, but it might of been for irony. The tone of the song is sad, possibly reflecting that the driver is avenging the murder of a guy who didn’t deserve to get killed. The music contributes to the scene, also helping keep it interesting. The first half of the scene is a slow build up to Nino’s murder. When the point of view changes to Nino there is complete silence.

 

There is a cool action shot where after the driver collides with the car he sends it flying and spinning off the cliff. In the end of the scene, as the driver shoves Nino into the water, the camera fades out and it’s too dark to see what is going on. Most scenes in the movie show violent bloody on screen deaths but this scene leaves the murder to the audiences imagination.