The Play

Max Fischer's phenomenal play about a war ends with Max's character looking of into the sunset while holding up a peace sign. This portrays Max's ending of the conflict between him and Murray. In one of the mock fights, Max accidentally gets hit in the face, on his right side. However, in this shot, he's turned to the right to where you can't see the injury. Max hides his injuries to continue the play, just as in the previous parts of the movies, he wouldn't let an injury get in the way unless he had a use for having an injury. Also in this clip, the backdrop is obviously depicting a sunset, showing that the play, along with the movie, is coming to a closing. Even though that Max's face is expressionless, he is holding a peace sign, symbolizing the end of the conflict, both in the play, and declaring peace between him and Murray. Also, Max's eyes are hidden by a pair of sunglasses; however, if you look very closely, you can see a reflection in the glasses, where you can see a soldier in a red hat. The only person in the play wearing a red hat was Magnus, the Scottish bully that Max invited to be part of the play. This signifies multiple conflicts resolved. The major one being between Murray, but also the conflict between Max and Magnus, one of a bully and a victim, is also solved. The close up and low angle shot allows the viewer to see the dark mottled camouflage makeup on Max's face contrast with the background of the sunset.