Bonnie and Clyde was a very realistic movie, as they used actual cars and real shops. there was nothing too over edited to make it seem more realistic, to really get the true story across.

The influence French New Wave storytelling and editing is apparent in this ironic counterpoint. happening in slow motion is created by overlapping the action. For example, Clyde’s fall to the ground is split into three shots

“Editing and Bonnie and Clyde” Immediately in the film Bonnie and Clyde, director Arthur Penn uses editing to l;et the viewer know that the film will be moving at a rapid tempo. As photographs quickly flash across the introduction, it lets the viewer know that the action will be fast paced.