Baby Driver

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In class we also watched various clips from 'Baby Driver' and contrasted them with 'The Fly' and 'Blue Song'. 'Baby Driver' also follows a getaway driver, Baby having tinnitus and using music to drown out the ring. He also has a debt to pay off against Spacey and does so by driving, until his relationship with Debora leads him to wanting an ordinary life. Due to this being feature length it allows for much greater narrative depth and breadth due to its length and the fact audiences tend to be more involved in a cinema environment. Also, characters are easier to develop with this extended time and can be fully fleshed out as they are slowly revealed to us. Baby is one such character. The narrative, albeit slightly simplistic is purely his relationship with Debora is one third, his relationship with his carer the other third, and his relationship with Spacey's Doc the other third. Eventually all three facets collide in an explosive finale. In my opinion 'Baby Driver' doesn't quite have a definite three act structure as there are multiple heists and events throughout, and the third act ends up being colossal if this were the case. I see it as more of a five act structure personally.

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