Lord of War opening scene analysis

The lord of war intro is very interesting as it starts of with Nicolas cage explaining how many guns there are but then says that there needs to be more, this would make an audience feel very uneasy about this character as they are unsure whether he is a good guy or a bad guy, the camera angle shown is a low angle shot which gives him all the power, and suggests he is the most important man, it then changes to a close up and he directly speaks to the audience this would be a weird thing for the audience to see as they are rarely spoken to directly by the character and it suggests he is trying to tell them something or advertise the production and usage of guns in the real world. After he is done speaking the music begins in a very relaxing way showing the journey a bullet goes through in its life, this is very odd as the relaxing music is not what we would expect as an audience to this kind of film and the camera perspective is of the bullet itself so it gives the audience the idea of what bullet manufacturing is like, the music is in the background possibly to add contrast to the very grim deals going on in front of the bullet, and the dark world of the African Civil wars. The journey could also be used to tell the audience that this film will include action as there are fighting scenes in the last few seconds of the opening, and it gives the audience the idea of what the film is about, weapon dealing, as the bullet travels through multiple hands it suggests there are lots of exotic locations used especially Africa, this is also backed by the extreme poverty and the exotic plants also help to suggest that this film is based in Africa. The clothing Nicolas Cages character is wearing is very expensive this juxtaposes with the bullets and violence around him and suggests he is selling violence and chaos. The costumes also in the clip suggests the bullets are traveling across the world with clothes ranging from Russian Army uniforms to the rugged clothing worn by African fighters. This also suggests that htis film will have multiple locations. The titles are used between shots when the screen goes black, this could be so that the audience doesn't get distracted from the footage being used, it also lets the audience read who was involved in the making of the film, as it stands out on the black background. The general theme in this film is weapons, Guns and the effect they have on the War-torn countries they arrive in, this indicates the film fits into the conventions of crime/war film as there is the theme of war in this clip and the main character is involved in crimes during war-time.