Arrow: TV show analysis

Arrow is a TV series that features Stephen Amell, Katie Cassidy and Emily Bett-Rickards. It follows the life of a "superhero" that his decided to fight the injustice in his city and stop the corrupt rich folk that are causing the cities destruction.

The show uses action and violence to portray a dangerous city that is riddled with crime. The protagonist, Oliver Queen, has been on an island for 5 years away from society.

The TV program consists of Arrow, the protagonist, investigating crimes and solving them using vigilante justice which means that he can operate outside the law.

The lighting is relatively dark to show a unforgiving mood to the show. This is shown by the fact that they are not afraid to kill off characters and the themes of drugs and violence.

The episode usually includes a large amount of action scenes and in this has a wide variety of  stunts in the programme.

The show constantly uses flashbacks as a way to enrich the overall plot and explain some of the back story to the show. Stephen Amell(Arrow) uses monologue from time to time to give the audience a better idea of what is going through the characters head or it is used as a segway to a new scene.