Three Kings - critique.
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Three Kings (1999) shows the use of various genres such as war, adventure-when the four soldiers set off to steal and find the gold, comedy-a map found in a prisoner's bum, an exploding cow, action-a man diving for the camera in slow motion whilst a truck explodes behind him and drama. The premise of the film is that in the aftermath of the gulf war, four soldiers set out to find gold that was stolen from Kuwait, but they discover people who need their help. The narrative structure of Three Kings comprises a prologue which includes the main characters in the film; George Clooney (Sergeant Maj. Archie Gates), Mark Wahlberg (SFC Troy Barlow), Ice Cube (SSG Chief Elgin), Spike Jonze (PFC Conrad Vig), Nora Dunn (Adriana Cruz), Cliff Curtis (Amir Abdullah) and Said Targhmoui (Capt. Said). Throughout the whole film, the colours used were mainly dark colours; blue, white, black, green...


