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Drive (2011)

Film

DirectorNicolas Winding Refn

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Form & technique

The film's overall generic structure → The Pastiche Playbook
The film's pacing and visual style → Transnational Auteurism
The elevator scene
The film's color palette
The film's plot structure

Tropes

The Driver character → The Copy Without an Original
The Driver's stoicism → The Smile Tax
The synth-pop soundtrack by Cliff Martinez → Anempathetic Sound
The Driver's 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle
The film's long, quiet driving sequences
The Driver's satin scorpion jacket → The Empty Vessel
The film's depiction of Los Angeles → The Non-Place

Films most connected to Drive

Reservoir Dogs (1992) — via The Pastiche Playbook, Anempathetic Sound, The Empty Vessel
Brokeback Mountain (2005) — via Anempathetic Sound, Transnational Auteurism
Brazil (1985) — via The Pastiche Playbook, The Empty Vessel
Joker (2019) — via The Pastiche Playbook, The Empty Vessel
The Shape of Water (2017) — via The Pastiche Playbook, The Empty Vessel
Her (2013) — via The Non-Place, The Smile Tax
Ayka (2018) — via The Non-Place, The Smile Tax
Ocean's Eleven (2001) — via Anempathetic Sound, The Non-Place