Unfortunately I couldn't find Pusher 2 anywhere so I moved straight onto watch Pusher 3. This is ok because they are not linear as they focus on 3 separate characters, who do admittedly cross paths in Pusher 1 but don't really matter in terms of gelling the trilogy together.
Despite doing the film Fear X in 2003 which was very much a different style to the first Pusher film Refn went back to his original methods and story type for his 3rd Pusher film. This story focusses on Milo who is a drug dealer in Copenhagen trying to stop his own addiction to drugs. We join him in an addicts meeting where he explains that it is his daughters 25th birthday and he will have to cook for 50 people that afternoon. He does this whilst also taking care of business on the side becoming ever more stressful as the day goes on. It all takes place within 24 hours.
What I like about this film as opposed to Pusher 1 is the use of music and cutting out the background sound to take you into the mind of Milo. This is something he hadn't quite got the hang of in Pusher.
I think that this is the film I will take most inspiration for in terms of story type. The gangster boss (middle aged) is someone I would like to cast as my lead for my lead and Milo will be a great base point to show my actor.
This scene is towards the end and really shows how Milo the character following instructions is under the influence of drugs as well as the pressure of the situation he is in. Throughout the scene there is an atmospheric tone playing which is something I will be looking at.
After watching yet another film from Refn that uses hand held shots, I am being increasingly persuaded to use some of the technique in my film. I will have to find a way to use this, but in the appropriate places along with the use of a dolly.
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