Description
The goal of "The Bikeriders," on Soap2Day by Jeff Nichols, is to evoke a bygone age. Biker Benny is seated at the bar with his back to us in the first deep focus picture that comes via the door frame of a bar. Two elderly men are seen approaching him as the camera moves in closer. They demand that he either leave the bar or take off his vest of patches, or colors. While Benny silently complies with their request, we observe his face: the tattered edges of his coat, the skull-shaped emblem signifying his Chicago Vandals club membership, and of course, Butler's sharp features.