Composition in Films

Above is a still from Mad Max: Fury Road taken during one of the films lengthy and frenetic chase scenes. In it a suicidal Warboy is jumping onto an enemy vehicle with the intent of destroying it with explosive-headed poles called Thundersticks. In almost every shot of the film the main focal point of the scene is centre frame or having movement directed to the centre. Here the centre of the shot being the targeted vehicle behind Max strapped to the front of another vehicle. Using iconic composition guidelines you can see the director set up the scene so all the moving parts pointed towards the centre. The jumping Warboy is directly on the diagonal line to the centre, clearly moving in that direction. Slit, the other Warboy on the back of the car is also preparing to throw his Thunderstick at the car and falls exactly on the horizontal line. These points of action direct the viewers attention to the centre.

Above are two images from a still in The Happening where an unknown viral infection is causing people to commit suicide (in unintentionally ridiculous fashion) and in this instance walking off a building. Not only is the film universally panned, the cinematography is diabolical, often cutting actors out of frame or too close up.
Here I tried using different composition methods but none really worked with the focal points (the falling bodies). Using the rule of thirds method (top), only one of the bodies lined up with the points, the other two did not even align with the lines. Trying another method proved not to be helpful either (bottom), although the furthest left body lined up almost perfectly, the other two did not. This results in an uninteresting frame that fails to draw the viewers attention to the right focal points.