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There is a closeup shot of Leon after he has pushed Mathilda down the wall. His face looks bizarre as he roars, however the camera is positioned directly under his face, which adds to the sense of insanity. His eyes seem to bug out, and the whole shot is very disturbing.

When we first see Leon, we only see parts of his face and never his full face. When we first see his full face, it is when he has a knife around "Fatman's" throat. The way he comes into the shot is very scary, as it is black behind "Fatman", and first we see the knife around his throat, and then Leons face suddenly comes into view. This is very unnerving, as there was a lot of suspense up to this point. Part of the suspense is that since we haven't seen Leons face yet, it is as though we are as scared as "Fatman", as we are also very interested in seeing Leon.

When we first see Norman we can only see the back of his head as he listens to music. When Malky describes how scary Norman can be to Mathilda's Father, we also feel a little nervous of Norman. When we finally see Normans face, he is twisted around. This is strange to the reader as he looks very awkward. This contributes to Normans strange character, as right off the bat we realize this man is not normal.

At Noon, after Mathilda father was supposed to have found the man who cut the dope, there is a medium shot of the hallway as the men walk through, very professionally and with purpose. As they walk in the camera moves down the hallway, and eventually Norman appears in the frame. This shot, combined with the music, is very suspenseful, and when Norman appears through the doorway the viewer knows something will go wrong.

When Norman takes pills in the movie, he always twists and bends backwards and cracks his back. This sound and movement, along with his facial expressions, is very unnerving. The first time he takes a pill however, there is an overhead shot of him bending backwards. This makes the shot even more unnerving. It also helps contribute the Norman's strange demeanor.

When Leon teaches Mathilda how to use the rifle there is a shot with both of them and the rifle in the middle. The camera zooms in, and this shot, the music, and Leons dialogue shows the viewer a deep connection between Leon and Mathilda.

At the end, we see a POV shot of Norman approaching of Leon with the gun. Then there is a POV shot of Leon as he approaches the light and there is a very long pause. This causes very suspenseful as we don't know if he is dead or alive. Eventually Leon falls to the ground and we realize that he is dead. The very long pause before he falls is very suspenseful.

When Leon teaches Matilda the ting check there is a close-up of the ring after he throws the grenade. After the close of the ring we realize that the ring is significant. The ring shows up later after Norman shot Leon. Leon has something clenched in his fist and he gives it to Norman. By the time Normand realizes what's going on it is too late and the bombs explode.