MISE EN SCENE - THE HURT LOCKER

The mise-en-scéne in the hurt locker represents the film as an action and adventure film. It does this in many ways one of which is the setting, it is set in what seems to be a dry and desert type environment. This suggests that it could be a middle eastern country and be a modern day war setting. The characters clothing also suggest this because most are wearing US army uniforms or wearing clothing items traditionally associated with the Middle East such as a keffiyeh. Throughout the clip of the film you hear tanks, armoured cars and explosions this creates mise-en-scene.