2. In the opening scene the music is very faint but has a feeling of thrill
but the faintness of the track makes you feel anxious and anticipate
what is to come.This adds to the gothic theme of the film.
The diegetic sounds of guns being clicked and cocked for action
further reinforces that theory.
The dialogue between the masked men consists of 2 groups of criminals
plotting a bank heist talking about splitting the proceeds but one
mentions that 'the joker' wants a cut. Cut to the second group asking who
the joker is. This hooks the viewer as they are intrigued to find out who
the joker is.
3. The camera work makes you feel like part of the
criminal team as the over the shoulder shot
makes you feel as if you are in the car. The
forward tracking shot as they enter the bank is as
if you are running in alongside them but it then
switches around so like the victims you are
running
The use of the establishing
Zooming in on the shot of the big city shows the
mask creates scale of the operation these
identity as follows of criminals are trying to do
batman will know
this could indicate
the presence of the
joker.
4. But mask further adds to
his identity as even
Mask is When he takes off his mask
used to hide The masks that the criminals have on are there to hide their he still effectively
Joker’s face identities but it also represents a little riddle in finding Has a concealed his identity
out who the joker is; the irony is that The joker’s identity as a person and
is his face which is effectively a mask. become the Joker
Gun is a prop used in crime thrillers to
The duffle bag show power and a convention of the
Is used to carry genre
stolen money
out in films, this
a convention of
the genre
Masks hiding identity of different robbers
The use of a bank which is a conventional place for a crime to
take place is also representative of the crime action genre
