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The Amazing Spider man 2 opening scene analysis

The opening scene for this movie starts off with a black screen, introducing the music but not any picture yet creating the mood already. The non-diegetic music is triumphal and is upbeat. Trumpets have been added when the well-known Spiderman logo is introduced. This is effective as it tells the audience that Spiderman is heroic. It is red on a black background so it stands out. This recognisable logo then blends in with Spiderman’s outfit as he starts to fall from the sky, Spiderman is introduced straight away. You get a birdseye view of New York and can hear the diegetic sounds of the wind as he is falling at extreme mph. This helps the audience feel the excitement and the rush. You know it is New York from the recognisable buildings and taxis rushing by on a busy road. Spiderman then attaches his web to a building, flinging in the air screaming in joy. In this shot you can see him high up surrounded by blue skies and clouds. The key lighting is bright as it is a sunny day. These shots carry on, showing you the whole of New York and showing off Spiderman’s skills. You get a range of long shots and medium shots as he is going so fast. You then get shots of Spiderman in the air surrounded by helicopters emphasising how high he is. You still have the non-diegetic sound which is the music; it is upbeat creating a content mood for the audience.  Diegetic sound has been added for the audience to understand and Spiderman is now on a job. From this introduction of Spiderman you can connote that he is heroic and knowing he will save the day is the cliche.

The shots have now reached the floor. It is a medium shot of a giant truck crashing into smaller cars starting fires on the roads. It is a medium shot so you can see the surroundings and background of all the cars showing lives are in danger. You have the diegetic sounds of the police car sirens and the truck storming through with nothing stopping him. You know that in this scene the crazy man driving this truck is the bad guy due to him covered in tattoos. The shots become way more up paced with soldiers dressed in bulletproof uniforms expressing the danger holding high qualified weapons. There are mostly medium shots. The camera doesn’t focus but is a tracking shot that follows the action. This helps the audience gain that sense of rush and adrenaline as everything is going by rapidly.

The next shot is quite clever as you get a medium shot of 2 police cars in front of this massive truck and about 50 police cars behind the truck. The truck carries on a full speed showing that these police cars are not going to resolve the problem and we need Spiderman! The audience’s anxiety builds up as Spiderman  hasn’t been seen for a while adding enigmas to where he is! The audience feel satisfied as Spiderman is then shown flying through the city. As soon as the camera focuses on him the triumphal music is repeated. As he does a flip in the air and it is shown in slow motion wowing the audience. The camera focuses on an area and for the first time you get a close up of Spiderman as he flies into the cameras direction.

After this shot you are shown a medium shot of a ring on fire leading to an explosion and a hole in the floor. You have the stereotypically criminal pressing the big red button. The diegetic sounds of the sirens are still played but as the criminals jump don underground non diegetic sound is added. It is low pitched up beat music that builds tension and creates a different mood for the audience as enigmas have started to be added. What do these criminals want? Will Spiderman defeat them?

Spiderman appears again, jumping on the truck. He finally takes action. Spiderman knocks on the window of the truck and introduces himself. He comes across as jokey and relaxed which may add some humour to the movie but can link in with the target audience as it is aimed at younger years. After this there is a close up of these ‘highly explosive’ liquids and the criminals face but we have already seen Spiderman trying to resolve another problem. Enigmas are again added. Will Spiderman catch all the criminals?

The next shot is a usual man dressed in casual clothing representing he is normal citizen in the city. The non diegetic is gradually speeding up adding more tension and making the audience feel that the time is running out as we come near the end.  You get a long shot of the truck still driving through the city crashing into cars. The shot switches to a low angle shot of the casual man picking up his papers he dropped. This could represent that he has little power. However, many of Spiderman's shots are high showing Spiderman has all the power. The music is building up tension as the shots are switching quicker and everything is all leading up the end. The bad guy driving the trucks screams in horror as he has no control and drives into several cars, blowing up. This is a high angle shot. You see a taxi coming towards the casual man but suddenly, the heroic Spiderman saves the casual man like the audience knew following the cliches. A medium shot is shown of Spiderman protecting this man as this taxi flies over their heads giving the audience a sigh of relief that he survived, even though they knew he would be saved. Conversation is exchanged where Spiderman helps a normal man feel good about himself. This could infer that Spiderman helps indivisuals in general as well as saving the world.