You will prepare and submit a term paper on The Film Michael Clayton by Tony Gilroy. Your paper should be a minimum of 1750 words in length. The Director adds his personal stamp to the film by choosing to actively engage the viewer’s intelligence and force him/her to make inferences – not necessarily through tense, action sequences but rather through the reactions of his characters, who are live, legal embodiments of the modern-day legal complexities and parody of justice due to the element of corporate wealth. It is the wealth factor that is the prime mover in this film although it forms the underlying element rather than being directly revealed.This particular scene is the climax of the film. The Director has set up the mystery slowly as the film unfolds, revealing bits and pieces at a time. The major character of Clayton has moved through the film with a weary ennui that characterizes the state of the legal profession. The character of Tilda Swinton speaks volumes for the outward calm but inner scheming of legal business. By the time the audience has arrived at this scene, it can intelligently infer what the climax will be – if it has been paying attention to the unspoken cues the Director provides through the mise-en-scene elements.The set where this scene takes place is a case in point. It is largely bare and austere, yet screams understated wealth in the ornate chandelier on the roof, the Persian carpets scattered at strategic locations, the French windows and the polished wood paneling. The vast expanse of area bare of furniture and the muted colors used throughout the set, except for the chandelier, epitomizes the apparent sobriety of legal professionals operating amidst great wealth. It also symbolizes the vast vacuum in which the main character finds himself – a wealthy prison he seeks desperately to escape from.The scene begins with Tilda Swinton entering the vast set through a large hall. The Director chooses to film her progress through intermittent cuts and blocking, as the intervening pillars block the character from the view of the audience, visually suggesting that she has something to&nbsp.hide.&nbsp.