Dark Knight Rises Opening scene Analysis

The opening of the dark knight rises starts with a long shot of what appears to be a desolate wasteland, with very few features, this implies that there is a lot of travelling done in the film and they are in a exotic location, it could also imply that they are there for a reason. There is a quiet build up in music which suggests to the audience that the scene is building up to something. Inside the aircraft the soldiers and the interrogator all have Guns but the unidentified men don't, this suggests that the men are prisoners and are the main antagonists, but it also shows the audience who has the power in the scene, it also suggests that this film is a action film. As the interrogator takes of Bane's cover there is suddenly a change in the music and it begins to build up a lot of tension with the main Bane theme, the camera shot is also giving Bane the most power in the scene, while the other man is shown from a high angle giving the audience the power, this shows the audience that Bane could be planning to do something and it shows that he is the most dominant person in the scene. Bane also begins threatening the interrogator, which would show the audience the power Bane has and it shows them that he always wanted to be caught. The scene quickly cuts to another aircraft approaching with very tense music playing to tell the audience that some action is going to occur. Bane appears to be wearing very rugged clothing with what looks like armour on, it also appears that he has some kind of breathing problem as he wears a mask to cover his face, it intimidates the audience and the people he is talking to, as we can not see his facial expression and it is like talking to a machine, it might even remind an audience of Darth Vader from Star Wars, as he also appears to have a mask on and he intimidates the audience and those he talks too. The other characters in the aircraft appear to be soldiers as they are wearing army camoflage, this should add the idea that Bane is a dangerous character and he needs a lot of guarding, it also suggests to an audience that there is likely to be some kind of action, as it would be common in films for soldiers to be in action films like the Dark Knight Rises. The interrogator appears much smaller than Bane, which means he doesn't really have much of a presence in the audiences view, he also appears to be wearing casual clothes which suggests he is not apart of the Army, it also suggests he is very casual, which could suggest he is trying to fit in to civilian environments, which would explain his role in the CIA and it suggests he isn't expecting any trouble. There are no titles in this introduction which builds tension in the audience as they await the titles and the actors credits. Overall the editing uses a lot of fast pace 180 rule, this helps the audience follow the conversation between Bane and the CIA operative and it provides a good action sequence as the plane is brought down, they also use a lot of close ups which allows the audience to see facial expressions and to see who is talking when.