Analysis on 3 action movies

 Action Film openings are usually known to be intense and they basically start the movie off with a bang. This is to get the audience excited for the movie and set the tone for the movie. I have reviewed 3 action film openings to see how they start off and see what they have in common.

The first opening scene I watched was from "The Dark Knight" directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger. Christopher Nolan is known to start his action movies in the middle of an action scene. Therefore, in the The Dark Knight he also started with an intense bank robbery scene. This scene shows the Joker towards the end and it shows him to be the enemy in the movie. The movie moves along fast and has fast cuts to stay along with the pace. There is also cross-cutting used and we can see multiple parts of the robbery from a different robbers perspective. There is not really much background music and we can hear the characters talking clearly. The Joker is shown at the end after he killed all of his other partners which shows he is smart and dangerous. This opening is really good because it grabs the attention of the audience right away and gets them excited to see what will happen next.

The second opening scene I watched was from the movie "Spectre" directed by Sam Mendes and starring Daniel Craig. This is a famous James Bond movie and my personal favorite James Bond movie. In the opening scene we can see that James Bond is in Mexico during the Day of the Dead festival and he is looking for someone. The scene turns into an action scene very soon after. James Bond movies are always known to start off with action scenes and so are action movies in general. In the opening we can see tracking shots of Bond, when he is in the streets, hotel and etc. We can see that Bond is very calm in any type of situation and the main thing in this scene was that the background music was a great addition. It gave the scene tension and drama. This opening scene also hooks the audience from the start and gets them excited for the rest of the movie. 

Originally, I am from India, and Bollywood is a very popular film industry as well. All of a sudden I remembered this Bollywood movie scene that really attached me to the movie and got me hooked. The third opening scene I watched was from Uri: The Surgical Strike. This movie is based on real events and it is about a Surgical Strike India conducted to respond to Pakistani terrorist acts. The movie started off with an Indian Army attack on a terrorist base across the border of India and Pakistan. This represents events that actually happened and shows the audience that this is what actually happened. The scene is shown at night, it is very dark and we can see the night vision goggles of the army. We can see close up shots of soldiers and it starts moving fast when they attack the base. The action is planned and filmed in a very military sort of way which shows that the directors are trying to make it look real. This scene also hooks the audience from the start and gets them excited for the rest of the movie.