Throughout the extract the director is trying to convey a theme of power. This is evident within the extract as the primary character, Stanis, is in search for gold to help him win a war. The director shows us, through the character's use of dialogue, that Stanis is likely driven strictly by greed which makes power his largest goal. This contributes to the overall theme of power present within the extract.
In the first scene the theme of power is demonstrated by the establishing shot of a large kingdom. This kingdom represents power which the ruler of the kingdom has. This image of a large kingdom becomes important later in the extract as it gives the audience greater insight into the decision made by the apparent ruler of the kingdom. This opening scene also shows how serious Stanis and the person accompanying him are about what they have traveled to this kingdom to do as they are both fixated on the large kingdom with serious facial expressions. On the other hand, while Stanis and his partner gaze at the kingdom the shot zooms out showing how small they are in the grand scheme of what is happening within the kingdom causing the audience to question whether Stanis will accomplish what he has set out to.
Between the first and second scenes there is a major gap in time which is demonstrated through the characters' dialogue in which they point out how they had been waiting all day. At this same time we can see the growing impatience Stanis has as a result of having to wait for his meeting. Stanis’s regard for time shows that he is under a lot of pressure to hurry up and finish what he came to do making it evident to the audience that this is a very serious situation. This idea is also shown through the dark lighting which made the dialogue seem far more dramatic. Once the wait is over and the meeting finally begins Stanis’s sense of urgency becomes more evident throughout the dialogue. Within this portion of the extract the characters purpose became uncovered as we find out that Stanis is in search of gold to help him fight a war to further his power. This is especially true when the audience learns that Stanis does not do a good job of taking care of his people showing that he does not want to win a war for his people but rather for his own personal gain.
The director does a good job of exemplifying a theme of power which Stanis is clearly trying to obtain more of. In the two scenes present within the extract the audience is able to gain a good understanding of what Stanis is ultimately trying to accomplish in this meeting.
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