The opening of the film jumps straight into a bank robbery, and partially relies on an audiences basic background knowledge of the Batman universe to create a tense atmosphere. In many of the shots, you can clearly see the clown masks that the bank robbers are wearing. The audience will be able to link this to the supervillian the Joker as he is a well known character as the archenemy of Batman. The Joker is established as a mysterious figure to the people in The Dark Knight by the conversations between the robbers. They discuss the identity of the Joker and in one case where they discuss why he is called the Joker, two different answers are given, indicating that even the people working for him know nothing about him. The segment where the robbers enter the bank is very authentic and suprisingly violent. The people working at the bank are asked to hold on to grenades that would explode if the let go and the security guards are beaten into submission. This adds a moderate shock value to the scene as it is not what and audience would expect from a Batman movie. Throughout the scene the robbers turn on each other when they are alone. Whilst this is happening it is unclear to the audience why it is happening, this is the enigma of the scene. Throughout the scene there is a tense non-diagetic music playing which adds intesity to the scene. Towards the end of the scene where there is just one robber left, the robber takes of his mask and it is revealed that he is wearing clown make-up anyway and has scars at the sides of his mouth. This is when the audience realises that he is the Joker (the antagonist). The establishing shot of the scene is a large tracking shot taken from a helicopter. This shows the set up of the scene and helps the audience understand the plan of the bank robbery. The robbers are divided into two groups, each one carrying out the two parts to the plan. The scene starts off with almost two different scenes happening at once which gradually come together towards the end of the scene. This makes the narrative less linear and more engaging for the viewer.
Monday 19 March 2012
The Dark Knight Opening Sequence Analysis
The whole film is very authentic and aimed at an older target audience unlike the previous batman films, as the film only just managed to be classified as a 12A in cinemas.
The opening of the film jumps straight into a bank robbery, and partially relies on an audiences basic background knowledge of the Batman universe to create a tense atmosphere. In many of the shots, you can clearly see the clown masks that the bank robbers are wearing. The audience will be able to link this to the supervillian the Joker as he is a well known character as the archenemy of Batman. The Joker is established as a mysterious figure to the people in The Dark Knight by the conversations between the robbers. They discuss the identity of the Joker and in one case where they discuss why he is called the Joker, two different answers are given, indicating that even the people working for him know nothing about him. The segment where the robbers enter the bank is very authentic and suprisingly violent. The people working at the bank are asked to hold on to grenades that would explode if the let go and the security guards are beaten into submission. This adds a moderate shock value to the scene as it is not what and audience would expect from a Batman movie. Throughout the scene the robbers turn on each other when they are alone. Whilst this is happening it is unclear to the audience why it is happening, this is the enigma of the scene. Throughout the scene there is a tense non-diagetic music playing which adds intesity to the scene. Towards the end of the scene where there is just one robber left, the robber takes of his mask and it is revealed that he is wearing clown make-up anyway and has scars at the sides of his mouth. This is when the audience realises that he is the Joker (the antagonist). The establishing shot of the scene is a large tracking shot taken from a helicopter. This shows the set up of the scene and helps the audience understand the plan of the bank robbery. The robbers are divided into two groups, each one carrying out the two parts to the plan. The scene starts off with almost two different scenes happening at once which gradually come together towards the end of the scene. This makes the narrative less linear and more engaging for the viewer.
The opening of the film jumps straight into a bank robbery, and partially relies on an audiences basic background knowledge of the Batman universe to create a tense atmosphere. In many of the shots, you can clearly see the clown masks that the bank robbers are wearing. The audience will be able to link this to the supervillian the Joker as he is a well known character as the archenemy of Batman. The Joker is established as a mysterious figure to the people in The Dark Knight by the conversations between the robbers. They discuss the identity of the Joker and in one case where they discuss why he is called the Joker, two different answers are given, indicating that even the people working for him know nothing about him. The segment where the robbers enter the bank is very authentic and suprisingly violent. The people working at the bank are asked to hold on to grenades that would explode if the let go and the security guards are beaten into submission. This adds a moderate shock value to the scene as it is not what and audience would expect from a Batman movie. Throughout the scene the robbers turn on each other when they are alone. Whilst this is happening it is unclear to the audience why it is happening, this is the enigma of the scene. Throughout the scene there is a tense non-diagetic music playing which adds intesity to the scene. Towards the end of the scene where there is just one robber left, the robber takes of his mask and it is revealed that he is wearing clown make-up anyway and has scars at the sides of his mouth. This is when the audience realises that he is the Joker (the antagonist). The establishing shot of the scene is a large tracking shot taken from a helicopter. This shows the set up of the scene and helps the audience understand the plan of the bank robbery. The robbers are divided into two groups, each one carrying out the two parts to the plan. The scene starts off with almost two different scenes happening at once which gradually come together towards the end of the scene. This makes the narrative less linear and more engaging for the viewer.
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