The Dark Knight
The use of symbolic codes in the beginning is one of the main attractions to the film. The props used are unique such as the zip-line at the start and the masks and guns these bank robbers are wearing. The costumes that are used are not typical of a bank robbery considering the whole team is wearing suits. Also the music played is enthralling and builds suspense which leads up to a climax.
An establishing shot is used to set the scene, it shows a city with many skyscrapers and 2 men standing on top of a building doing something with a device. It zooms in closer to what they are doing and it shows them firing a zip-line from one building to the other which instantly tells the viewer that its going to be an action film.
The opening scene is based around one character and that is the Joker. The bank robbery doesn't introduce any main characters until the end which is when the joker makes a sudden entrance, disguised as a member of the bank robbers.
The genre is instantly introduced as a action film, the men with the guns, the bank heist, a bus crashing into the building from the start all signs point to an action film. The use of music in this shows that it is an action film without even looking at the action you.
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