This document discusses the 1998 crime comedy film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. It analyzes a scene that perfectly captures the film's genres of comedy, action, and crime through its use of cockney slang and subtitles, as well as visuals showing violence. The document also outlines the various conflicts that arise between the different groups of characters. It notes that the most suspenseful scene occurs late in the film, as tension builds during a shootout at a house when an unexpected antagonist arrives instead of the expected protagonist.

1. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Genre
Lock, Stock and Two smoking Barrels (LSaTSB) is
a comedy/action/crime film. This is shown
perfectly in the scene from the middle of the
film (44:28). In this scene, the bar man from
Samoan Joe’s and Tom are talking about one of
the films antagonist's Rory Breaker. The bar man
is using stereotypical Cockney slang saying
things like “he ordered an Aristottle of the most
ping pong tiddly in the nuclear sub” and he said
“jam roles” and there was a few more uses of
cockney slang. Accompanying this is subtitles of
what all this cockney slang means, this shows us
the comedy in these films. This is accompanied,
by visuals of what the bar man is telling him,
Showing Rory Breaker setting someone on fire
and carrying on watching the football, this
shows the action and crime in the film.

2. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Narrative
Conflicts
Eddie, Tom, Soap and Bacon –
Harry, Barry and Big Chris
Gary and Kenny – Barry and
Harry
Jack – Chris
North – south
Eddies Group – Dogs group
Rory and Goons – Dogs group &
Eddies group
Winston’s group – Dogs group
Police – Everyone
Nick the Greek – Rory Breaker
Suspense
The most suspenseful scene in the
film comes toward the the resolution
of the film. This scene is the scene
with the Greek non-dietetic
soundtrack. The song slowly rises as
the tension builds as Rory goes to raid
Eddies house. At Eddies house Dog
and his crew are expecting Eddie to
come back home, but Rory arrives
instead. This results in a massive shoot
out at Eddies house. The music rising
gives this scene a massive feeling of
suspense as you wonder what is going
to happen as the song reaches its
climax.