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Collateral (2004)

Film

DirectorMichael Mann

Meta takes4

Figures

Form & technique

The scene where coyotes cross the road → The Unseen Soundscape

Tropes

Nocturnal cityscapes of Los Angeles → Haptic Visuality
Max's taxi cab → The Non-Place
The professional dynamic between Vincent and Max
Vincent's monologue about a man dying on the MTA
Max's transformation from cab driver to Vincent's accomplice → The Soul-Crushing Shift
Max's impersonation of Vincent for the drug lord Felix

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