Tom Cruise's character in Minority Report is shown in a dark opening sequence wearing all black clothes that give him a sinister and secret agent-like appearance. His alarmed facial expressions and uneasy body language indicate his character is panicking and only half of his face is visible, showing there is more to the character than meets the eye. The extremely dark background enveloping most of the shot creates an ominous atmosphere and hides any other details about the setting.

1. Minority Report
This close up of the main character is very dark and he is in dark clothes that could
possibly even be all black. This gives a very sinister look and atmosphere to the
audience this is because of his costume, he is wearing a high neck black shirt/jacket,
which suggests he is important and gives off a ‘secret agent’ vibe. In the opening
sequence, Tom Cruise acts to give the audience a clue of what the film may be about.
This may be that the film is action based and is an action – thriller.
The opening sequence shows Tom Cruise acts using facial expressions that show he
is alarmed or in panic, he has uneasy body language with sudden movements.
Half of his face
is shadowed
which shows
there is only
one half of the
character we
know – we can
only see one
half.
The majority
of the shot is
taken over by
an extremely
dark
background;
you cannot
see anything
that is in the
background or
even in the
room with
him.