La Haine Questions

Why was the film in Black and White?

There could be various answer to this question, one could be that the with the budget of the film the filmmakers had to film in black and white or it could be because of aesthetic reasons, the black and white looks nice.
I think it could be because of the film Subject and content itself. the film is not a comedy its a drama taken right from the streets of Paris, based on truth. the synopsis for the film

"Injured by a police inspector during an interrogation, Abdel is at a hospital, almost dead. In the suburbs where he lives, some riots happened during the night, and one policeman lost his gun. One of Abdel's friends, Vinz, finds it. Vinz and his two pals, Said and Hubert, have nothing to do so they try to kill time. Vinz swears that if Abdel dies, he will shoot a policeman..."

this is a film about anger Emotions that are "black and white" Not of colour, the film could even be of mourning because of there friend in hospital. and out of respect they film black and white.

and it can even be filmed in black and white because of race, which is one of the big themes of the film. and filming in black and white causes us to see the world differently.

The
 film 
makes 
extensive 
use 
of 
long 
takes 
and 
camera 
movement
‐
primarily 
steadicam
 ‐
to 
take 
us 
into,

around 
and
 through 
action. 
At 
other 
times 
the 
camera
 is
 static, 
the
 framing
 formal 
with 
composition 
in
 depth.

How
 is 
the 
use 
of
 these 
strategies 
related 
to 
the
 drama
 of 
individual 
scenes/sequences
 and
 to
 the 
characters?

How
 would
 the 
meaning 
be
altered 
if 
Kassovitz
 and
 Pierre 
Aim 
had
 adopted 
a 
hand‐held
style?

I think because the film is set in one day following the actions of our characters, i think that the filmmakers might be trying to adopt a rhythm 


and certain scenes require movements, from the actors and the camera, and some scenes would require stillness. the filmmakers are trying to tell a story through the camera that reflects the characters, and the theme of the film.