This wide angle shot finds the character lost and abandoned in a baron wasteland, connoting hopelessness and desperation. The shot is arguably disorientating as the character is flailing down a path with a vanishing point off center, surrounded by murky water, this represents the confusion of the character and how they are trapped going down an enclosed skewed road.
The second shot uses light reflections to resemble prison bars, which identifies the character as a criminal and possibly foreshadows future events. The focus is on the character and nothing else, suggesting he is aware of the consequences his actions may bring. Neither of the two characters are center frame, showing that one is dependent of the other, which further encompasses them in the space.
The tunnel represents the path to criminality and immorality. the tunnels vanishing point is off center like the path in the first shot, this creates uncertainty. The darkness and mise en scene surrounding the tunnel directs the character towards it and it becomes the only apparent route to take.
The tunnel represents the journey the character is taking from a place of moral stability, to a world of no morals where crime is the only option, however there is no exit visible on screen only an exit, this could mean that it is easy for any person to be tempted into immorality. The vanishing points of every line points directly to the tunnel, meaning that the character was really always going to end up following this path no matter what.
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