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Film beginning analysis the dark knight rises
1. Matt Wood
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The Dark Knight Rises (2012):
Studio: Warner Brothers
Written by: Christopher Nolan
When the film starts, we see a car taking three prisoners to a plane. Then the plane takes off
and the CIA questions them. One of the prisoners turns out to be Bane. Bane tells the leader
of the questioning about a plan. The CIA questioner asks what the next step of the plan is
before Bane answers “Crashing this plane”. Then Bane launches an attack and escapes the
CIA killing all of them in the process.
When Bane first speaks, we are at
the same height as him with the CIA
at a higher level which show who is
in control.
AfterBane’sattack,the CIA were belowthe camera
whereasBane isabove itshowinghowthe powerhas
changed.
There is a clear difference between Bane and his sidekicks and the CIA due to their
costumes. All of the CIA are wearing camouflaged clothing whereas Bane and his men are
wearing black or dark colours.
2. Matt Wood
Editing has been used to create tension when the action starts and Bane begins to seize
control, a sequence of short clips is used which creates a feeling of rushing and excitement.
Then when we are looking at Bane, we have some longer clips. This connotes that Bane is
calm even when he is in such a precarious position. The effect of this is that he comes across
as intimidating to the audience.
The use of sound also creates tension during the action scene. There is lots of different
sounds to be heard during the fighting. These can be split into diegetic and non-diegetic.
There are diegetic sounds which are the plane, the punches and the shouts or screams.
There is also the non-diegetic music which is loud throughout the conflict. All of these loud
sounds help to create a tense action scene by adding lots for the audience to keep track of.
Also when Bane is talking to the henchman that is going to lay down his life for Bane and die
in the plane, the music stops. This emphasises the characters’ interaction and makes the
audience realise the power that Bane has.
