Wanted Analysis

I analysed the first two minutes of the film 'Wanted', starring Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy. The first thing you see on the screen is white words with a posh looking font. The writing stands out against a black background and explains something that is obviously a vital component to the rest of the film. By making the audience read straight away, it quickly captures their attention and causes them to concentrate on the film. The backing sound sounds mechanical and suggests the film could be a thriller/action movie because of its seriousness.
The screen then fades to a colourful, office setting with workers gathered around a table singing happy birthday. This changes the mood completely but it may confuse the audience, making them want to watch more. After a long shot of the workers dressed in smart clothes, suggesting they are office workers, the camera cuts to a close up of one man with a blank expression. An asynchronous backing voice begins as the camera cuts to this close up, it suggests the man talking and narrating these particular shots, is the man in the shot. He continues to insult his boss and the camera cuts to a close up of a big lady in her own clothes eating cake, showing straight away that she is the boss. By the look on the man's face he does not like her.
The shot then cuts to a high angle shot, whilst tracking him walking away from the cheery crowd that make him look even more solemn and depressed looking. He begins to explain his job title which matches with the setting and props used in the shot. (e.g computers and stacks of paper). This constant camera concentration on him suggests he is the main character in this movie.
Abbie Hawkins