Easy Street: A Scene Analysis

The narrative knot I have found throughout movies, or TV shows is where happy or upbeat music is played during a violent scene. By playing an upbeat or happy song allow the audience to distance themselves from the violence and not become too upset.

In this clip the character Daryl has been captured by an enemy and is being conditioned. The playing of “Easy Street” by The Collapsable Hearts Club ft. Jim Biano and Peta Haden is meant to torture the character while being in a dark solitary room. Having Easy Street being played allows the audience to detach from the feeling of loneliness and the mental struggle Daryl is going through. Without this upbeat song, the view might not get the feeling of conditioning or they might not be able to handle