It’s hard for us to sympathize to an issue that is a thousand miles away unless it goes viral on the internet or in the news. The way Omer fast connected us to the drone pilot and the people affected by his actions is brilliant. The re-enactment of the ‘interview’ shows how powerful a message is when it hits close to home. The inside shots of the car make it feel like we are driving along with the family in their journey to safety. The way he humanizes the narrator and the drone pilot is also worth noting. Whenever the narrator is in the shot, we could sense his anxiety and his uneasiness with the interview through his consumption of pills and his excuse that he had a phone call. The way he is lying on the bed is similar to that of a patient in a psychiatrist’s chair. It’s these little details that help us see that whatever the narrator experienced is still haunting him.
When the narrator looks up and it transitions to an aerial shot of Vegas and the drone pilot starts narrating his experience, I saw it as a transition of perspectives. The first half was seen through the eyes of the prey(the victim), while the second half was seen through the eyes of the hunter(the drone pilot). I admire the way he juxtaposed each perspective. In the first half, it is very emotional and personal because the narrator seem to be connected to the event. On the other hand, the drone pilot is less emotional, recounting his story through facts, details and events which suggest his distance from his actions. However, this does not mean that the drone pilot was incapable of feeling, he recalls that he became more and more self-aware as the time went by.