Tension builds from the beginning of the plan to the end and is reflected within all three in different ways.Ī small scene takes place with Josh and Dena driving to meet with Harmon. Harmon is the least trustworthy, and Sarsgaard is brilliant in capturing that level of eeriness and mystery to raise suspicion in the audience. Sarsgaard absolutely steals every scene he’s in, though he appears the least on screen out of all of the main characters. Marine and a little too much excitement about causing some destruction for a good cause on a deadly scale. Harmon (Peter Sarsgaard), however, is as maniacal as they come, with a history as a former U.S. Something goes awry in the aftermath of the plan and raises the bar of the guilt pressing evidently on both Josh and Dena. The edge seems to be where the three shine, as tension and anxiety are their fortitude to complete their course of action. The film characterizes these three main characters as not only over-the-top tree huggers but also as those who are desperate to make an attempt to protect their home. Her background as a wealthy, rebellious daughter turned radical environmentalist supports the financial backbone of their venturesome plan. This sets the spiritual aspect of the film in relation to the main characters and their plan of action for the dam, and the lack of background forthe characters add to the anticipation and anxiety of not being able to trust any of the film’s lead characters.ĭena is the guilt-tortured member of the group and seems to be the most sane and put-together in terms of her rationale toward the planned sabotage. The camera shots focus in on the rocks beneath their feet, the quietude of their surroundings and the little details of how they interact with the dam. The opening scene is of Josh (Jesse Eisenberg) and Dena (Dakota Fanning) visiting the dam and doesn’t contain much dialogue. But the question of whether the result of the crime is really worth it remains unanswered throughout the film. The three are convinced that making a bang and saving the salmon in a small region will convince “people to start thinking,” as the paranoid and silently anxious character Josh says. Kelly Reichardt (“Wendy and Lucy,” “Meek’s Cutoff”) directs the film, which is about three environmental extremists carrying out a plan of destroying a hydroelectric dam with a bomb. The eco-friendly craze is ever growing, and those who are extreme supporters of simply making our planet better for future generations may not be all too excited for the new eco-drama “Night Moves.”
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