Michael Clayton

Right off the bat I want to discuss the scene where Michael's life is made an attempt on by uNorth. He exits his car to go see two horses in the pasture, when this happens, his car explodes. Looking back at the film, the book that his son is reading (I can't remember the name) has the exact same picture of two horses by a tree as Michael sees. This is foreshadowing the destruction of his car and almost life, but also represents the peacefulness of life. For the first time we see Michael in a trance when in nature and with the wild horses. This part of the film shines light on the environment and its importance to human living. If he would not of left his car to go into this natural habitat, he would have been killed by 'society'. The horses represent purity and an escape from society. They show this scene at the beginning of the film, but it is more towards the end where it actually takes place. I believe it's shown earlier to send a message to the viewers of what's to come. We know it's a film about lawyers and some uNorth company, but this puts it into perspective with nature vs society. The film was excellent and I actually enjoyed seeing George Clooney act this one out.