I chose this shot because I love it and the blocking in it is perfect. You have your 3 characters that are the only important people in the film. The star, Jack Nicholson, sits subtly in the foreground but not overtaking the other 2 characters who are equally important to the story. Farthest back you have Randy Quaid, smaller than the other 2. Randy is staring off into space like a wide eyed child which is all he really is in the film. He's a slow simple kid who doesn't quite understand what he is in for. Jack and Otis are the grown-ups and the way the shot is framed and blocked helps enforce that. At the same time, these 2 characters are freezing their asses off and look like they are over it, which is how they feel in the film about their military duties.
I used big text to fill the open space and put some snow over the top to add some interest and bring together the image and text.
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