This document analyzes the opening scenes of three films: The Dark Knight Rises, Pain and Gain, and Die Hard 4.0. It examines voice clips from the opening scenes of each movie to understand how they establish plot, character, and tone at the beginning of the films. Voice clips from five opening scenes of The Dark Knight Rises are analyzed, along with four clips from each of the other two movies.

1. Analysis of three opening scenes
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2. The Dark Knight Rises – Voice Clip 1

3. The Dark Knight Rises – Voice Clip 2

4. The Dark Knight Rises – Voice Clip 3

5. The Dark Knight Rises – Voice Clip 4

6. The Dark Knight Rises – Voice Clip 5

7. Pain and Gain – Voice Clip 1

8. Pain and Gain – Voice Clip 2

9. Pain and Gain – Voice Clip 3

10. Pain and Gain – Voice Clip 4

11. Die Hard 4.0 – Voice Clip 1

12. Die Hard 4.0 – Voice Clip 2

13. Die Hard 4.0 – Voice Clip 3

14. Die Hard 4.0 – Voice Clip 4