Film opening analysis

film opening analysis

Flash :

For the flash it fits the genre of superhero and sci fi, as the opening scene begins you can see a red blur running across a city in a flash that appears to have human figure showing that it is defining basic law with giving people super powers showing this is a sci fi / superhero film by setting the tone that anything is possible in this show / genre

For the narrative it is actually given in the opening scene as the main character explains who he is and what is going on in his life as well as the things he's over come. It shows that the show has its own realism to it because the main character also seems to have the problems of a normal person as well as the location the film is set in a city location bringing some reality to the show

The context of the opening is set by the characters and where they are due to the opening not giving a general direction or narrative because of the way the show opens and the main character is more or less explaining his life than progresses with the story. This allows the show to set a basic tone so it can surprise the audience later on with a shift in the story.

Mad Max :

The narrative of the story is solely based on a man and his will to survive as the opening scene starts, by the looks of it  the person: Max. has been in this wasteland for a while maybe a lifetime and the effects of the life he's lived are apparent on his emotions and appearance. later on in the same scene an apparent faction appears showing that there are other people in the wasteland. people like scavengers, looters and faction members/Leaders and not all of them are friendly. the people also seemed to be affected by some sort of hereditary diseases. The story seems to follow survival of the fittest and who ever has the most numbers is the strongest.  

The conventions of Mad Max are that it follows a very simple story in hindsight good vs evil, David vs Goliath. while Max is the under dog. He still seems to have a chance win the fight/story

it follows the conventions of a superhero film because it is set up to be a unknown man against the world and a faction of people who don't seem to have right of mind,they don't care about a thing or anyone they hurt.

as the scene opens you see a vast view of the desert wasteland and the figure the main character : Max. standing next to his car, as the scene progresses you see him turn back to the camera from a cut that leads to the back of his head, he's heard something and jumps into his car to leave the scene as he does that he packs his personal belongings in a hurry as he pulls out as fast as possible knowing the issues that are heading his way.The scene progresses to a short car chase soon later his car is hit by an explosive and he is taken leaving all his belongings behind 

Man Of Steel:

The movie in itself folllows a linear story as it starts of in the past giving a form of memeory and idea of the character as it leads into his childhood and what happened.The opening also shows the villain Zod and his motives for why he is revolting and killing his own kind as he wants to clam superman  as his own.During the opening sequence it also shows how superman came to earth as a child,his home planet was being destroyed and the only way he could be saved was if his parent sacrificed themselves to save him by putting him in the only escape pod which led hi to crash land on earth in the middle of a farm.This shows wheres hes from, why he's on earth and what the motives are for the villain. To show how strong and capable the villain is he fights superman's dad and ends his life showing that the story is very serious and the villain is determined find superman at no cost.The entire opening shows the conventions of a superhero movie, it gives the back story the reason why the villain is pursuing superman and the reason superman is going to fight back because he is angry at the loss of his parents.

The shots used in the opening consist of mostly of mid shots and pan shots while using very dark/brown filters to add the effect of a different environment/earth as well as showing the wildlife which is non exsistant on our planet as well as the natural forming of the planet which would fall under the sci fi fantasy genre.When it comes to the dialog scenes the shots are quite slow with less cuts and as the scene is more action filled the cuts and movement of the camera increase to show effect