Taken: film analysis

Taken is a film that is about a retired government agent who has to save his daughter from kidnappers in France. He does this by using his detective skills and mastery of combat to find his daughter and her captors. The shots used in the film are usually close-up shots to give a reaction of the characters, a large amount of establishing shots are also used to show off the location which it is set such as Chicago at the start and Paris later on in the film. 

The film uses a dim lighting to portray a mood of depression and darkness which is why a the end the lighting is far brighter and much more happier mood.

Directed by	Pierre Morel

Produced by	Luc Besson

Written by	Luc Besson Robert Mark Kamen