Release Date: 24 July 2008
Brief Synopsis:
Set within a year after the events of Batman Begins, Batman, Lieutenant James Gordon, and new district attorney Harvey Dent successfully begin to round up the criminals that plague Gotham City until a mysterious and sadistic criminal mastermind known only as the Joker appears in Gotham, creating a new wave of chaos. Batman's struggle against the Joker becomes deeply personal, forcing him to "confront everything he believes" and improve his technology to stop him. A love triangle develops between Bruce Wayne, Dent and Rachel Dawes.
Analysis of Opening Minutes:
The opening establishing shot helps to locate the audience, we can tell from the big buildings that its set in a city. The audience can tell that it’s a big busy city, by all the cars rushing around and the screeching of brakes along with the sound of horns. There is an enigmatic feel straight away when we see a big glass window being smashed for no apparent reason, and the enigmatic feel is continued when we see a series of men all wearing clown masks; the audience can tell something isn’t quiet right. It all becomes apparent and clear to the audience when the men go charging into a big posh bank firing their guns to scare the people inside. We can tell that these men are clever by all the attention into detail they put it when planning the bank robbery. All of the men have specific jobs, which gives the opening sequence an order. The audience’s heartstrings are pulled early on as we are made to feel sorry for the poor bank manger who gets shot, when he’s only trying to defend his livelihood. The audience are introduced to one of the main characters early on; `The Joker` there’s a certain mystery around his character, which makes the audience, want to watch more.
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