Review and Analysis #2
The Wolverine
The Wolverine
The film begins with a wide shot of a landscape, then the camera slowly
pans to the right and we are given more of an idea of where this scene is
located. Whilst the camera pans we hear planes drowning (Diegetic
audio) followed by the sound of sirens. The Camera pans and halts at an
establishing shot where the audience can identify that scene is located at
military base, furthermore we hear shouting in Japanese which tells us that the
base were looking is in Japan. Next we see a point of view shot, and the camera
is looking at the camp site through a thin gap. We are then presented with
another establishing shot and we can see place of where the person was looking
through the gap. The camera slowly zooms in on the place whilst people run in
and out of the shot. We then see an Over the shoulder shot of the person
looking through the whole again, but this time we can see some of the persons
face, at this point the audience can identify the character as Wolverine,
however there hasn't yet been an establishing shot to validate it.
Review
Before watching the film I had heard that the film wasn't that good,
however when I watched the film for myself I found out this was not the case.
The Wolverine was action packed and formed a nice bridge between the previous X
men movie (X- Men Last Stand) and the follow up (X-Men: Days of Future Past).
This is the second solo wolverine movie; however I did not find
myself disappointed with it like I was with the first one. The only
slight critiques I have for the film was the use of swear words. Whenever
they were used they sounded out of place and did not suit the character and you
kind of felt like it were forced. Hugh Jackman 100% delivers again as wolverine
in this movie, we a switch between wolverine being strong and powerful to weak
and vulnerable and back to being strong again. This created a roller coaster
effect throughout the movie and kept you thinking what could happen next. The
film is mainly based in Japan, which gave the film a fresh new story line and a
new feel to the Sixth instalment of the X-Men films.
Film Rating
Review and Analysis #2
Inception
Inceptions title sequence was not at the start of the film, however the opening sequence is still analyzable regardless because it contains key information which helps to build up the films story plot. The introduction music is non diegetic music and is used while the production company logo's are displayed. Instantly the scene is set as we see crashing waves and a beach. Diegetic sound comes the waves crashing against on the rocks on the beach. We are instantly introduced to the main character of the film and lead actor of the film (Leonardo DiCaprio). We are also presented with two children that are playing on the beach. At this moment in time we are unclear of the relation and connection between the man laying on the beach and the children playing on the beach. This causes viewers to wonder what is going on and engages the the audience as they wish to know what this scene means.A Gun is pressed on the back of the mans back and shortly after the person with the gun is revealed to the audience. This adds more confusion to the scene because we have just gone from seeing kids playing on a beach to a man being threatened with a gun. The two scenes are juxtaposed by us seeing the man being pressed with gun whilst we still hear the sound of the kids playing. We are then presented with an establishing shot where can now see in more detail where the scene is set. We already knew that the location was at beach however the establishing scene verifies this and allows the audience to see where the characters are currently located.
Review
The film was really good kept me engaged and entertained even though the film was very long. It had a very smart story line that worked well.
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