I Still Got a Soul (Boxing After Dark): Analysis Task 6 Part 1

The video starts of by fading in a close-up of a black man with a beard wearing a wooly hat. His head rests on a piece of newspaper. The horn of a train wakes up the person. The scene quickly jumps (jump cut?) to a close up of what the man is holding: a golden money jar. Another quick jump cut switches to the train just passing by under a bridge. We see the same man lying in the middle of the extreme long shot on a (old) matress. The grafitti and the dangling moss of the bridge make the area seem very dark and derelict. He looks down. A eyeline match transitions the shot to a close up of rubble and a red sock next to a couple of white socks. We also hear the beginning of a melody. The shot jumps back to the overall extreme long shot. The man stands up clutching the money jar to his body. He walks off until suddenly the scene changes to a close up of his upper body, showing the tight grip on his money jar, and him sitting in an underground train. We can hear underground-train sounds in the background. a jump cut again changes the scene to a close up of him looking up. He has a golden chain with a cross on and this shot also allows more attention to his dirty clothes. It seems that this man is in a poor condition. A short back and forth between two shots views that the middle class people stay away from him, as a long shot is displayed with him sitting in a seating row all by himself, watching the other people. The next shot shows a close up of him again looking around in a grocery store. a match on action occurs as he grabs a small, silver package (close up). He does this in a very fast motion, making it seem like he steals it. Another shot (jump cut, again) shows him unraveling the package in a close up, revealing the inside: a piece of soap. he washes himself in a bathroom, possibly a public toilet, as he uses the sink to wash his back and his shirt. A scene views him in a mid shot entering a house. He walks through a short alley, which at the end reveals another black man in a boxing ring. The music changes to an inspirational melody. On the boxing field he empties his money jar (close up). The person, who is probably in charge of the boxing club, passes him boxing trousers and starts giving him training. A montage appears of him training with his new coach, sleeping outside, going for work, donating blood, fighting, earning money and giving it to the coach. A short close up take of him selling his crosses and chains is also shown in the montage. At the end we see a jump cut of him praying in the altar in a long shot. this changes into various outside, thoughtful shots at night. He is also shown in a boxing cape in a mid shot going towards his fight. It ends with him in the boxing ring looking at the camera, ready for the fight.