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The scene from O that stands out the most for me is when Hugo explains his plan to Odin to kill both Desi and Michael. He explains that Odin is to "make up" with Desi and then kill her when she is alone in her dorm room (after her roommate leaves for the basketball game) while Hugo will recruit Roger to shoot Michael and then make it look like a suicide. The plan was to frame Michael for Desi's murder by placing a glass that Michael drank out of in Desi's room. Then, Roger and Hugo will kill Michael to make it appear as though he took his own life out of guilt.

Hugo was pretty obviously manipulative throughout the entire film, but I think this particular scene was the product of an accumulation of manipulation that occurred with all of the characters. Hugo effectively intertwined each character into his scheme and ended up the only one standing at the end. I was surprised that he managed to brainwash everyone without much opposition or hold-ups in his plan. I think that the fact that everyone went right along with what Hugo had to say was most shocking about this scene (and the rest of the movie). I would like to think that people have more independence and autonomy than they displayed in the film, but I also know that a strong personality and charisma is enough to sway a large group of people.

This scene brought all of the events of the movie to a head and the crazy sprial of Hugo's plan was in motion. The film techniques that I noticed were that the camera was at about eye level with Hugo and was zoomed in on him during this scene. It really showed the emotion that the character was portraying and allowed the viewer to understand how serious and and menacing the scene really was.