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Originally Posted by tomdkat
There is one scene I don't get and maybe you all can help me understand it. The scene at Rayhad Jackson's house where they went to sell him the faux cocaine. There is a part where the camera comes in close on Dirk and he's just looking at Jackson (I presume). He's just sitting there looking and then he closes his eyes and holds his head and then gets up and says it's time to go.
Was he just "zoning out" or something? Why the closeup of his face like that?
Peace...
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Easily one of my favourite scenes. I found it to work well in a few ways:
1. Shows the tension of the situation. Dirk is so overwhelmed by how much he is over-his-head. He can't believe his life has come to this. From innocent kid making minumum wage; to superstar; to doing anything for another snort. He is indeed "zoned out" and can't seem to be able to register all of his surroundings. Instead, he just blankly stares until his mind
finally tells him what to do.
2. Shows just what the drugs have done to him. He's completely worn out. He's desperate despite knowing he's digging his own grave. The drugs, and the never ending cycle of needing more are constant.
3. Shows the uneasiness of the circumstances. While his partner is gung-ho and the dealer is a loose cannon, his nervous stare shows that he knows just how bad this moment can get at any moment, and as lar mentioned, he needs to finally flee the moment.
It's a great, tense moment that the diretor has certainly mastered over his career this far.