The movie 2 Guns begins with a low-angled shot of a fast-moving train approaching the camera, setting an intense tone. It then cuts to a long shot of the two main characters in a stereotypical crime film vehicle with cool music playing, though they speak little. Within the opening scenes, the audience sees police officers, a cafe, and a bank, signaling there will be money and action involved. The title appears after a gunshot with a low-angled long shot of the characters, emphasizing the film contains action and criminal acts.

1. 2 Guns –
Action, Comedy, Crime
2013 American action film directed
by Icelandic director Baltasar
Kormákur
A DEA agent and a naval intelligence officer find
themselves on the run after a botched attempt
to infiltrate a drug cartel. While fleeing, they
learn the secret of their shaky alliance: Neither
knew that the other was an undercover agent.

2. Analysis of 2 Guns
The movie begins with a low angled shot, with a train coming towards the
camera. It instantly brings out a climax as the train is moving fast, along
with the sound which is really loud. Straight after that the audience views
a car through a long shot which is stereotyped to be placed in a crime film,
with the car the 2 main characters are shown whom are 2 male
characters. At the same time music kicks in which shows a sense that
they’re two ‘cool’ characters which are being shown. Not much dialogue is
spoken in the opening as they barely speak however there are few lines
which are said but are irrelevant to the movie, or are said only for comical
reasons. Also within the opening the audience sees police officers, a cafe
and a bank, which instantly says to the audience there will be money and
action involved in this movie.
The title of the movie appears after the film opening has ended, with the
sound of a gunshot. It appears big and bold, straight after the explosion
with the low angled long shot of the two characters entering their car.
Again it substantially emphasises to the viewer that the movie is filled
with action and criminal acts.

3. First thing to be viewed is a train, a
low angled shot as the train is moving
towards the camera.
Second shot, is of the car and the two
characters inside it
Moments into the film opening the
viewer sees two police men which are
set in the film, telling us that the movie
relates to the genre crime.