Furious 7 Opening Scene Analysis

This the opening scene to Fast and Furious 7. The genre is thriller/action and there are many conventions to it being this. For example in the first scene we see many dead bodies and they seem to be wearing police uniforms showing that there has been a villain there killing all the good guys. Another convention is the explosion towards the end this is usually in action movies to add a dramatic effect. The last convention is we see the villain looking cool this is mainly seen in action films as we get to know the villain and hes made to look cool so he is not easily defeated by the good guys. The effective camera shots are the when were looking at a close up of the villain with blurred nurses in the background while he is talking to them its effective because it shows the villain being bad and showing his evil side. Another effective camera angle is the one where the villain looks away from the explosion this is effective because it shows superiority for the villain.

We find out some information in the opening scene of furious 7 for example if you know fast and furious series through and through you know that the guy in the hospital bed was his brother who was also a villain in a old movie. So we find out that this new guy wants to avenge his brother. Mise-en-scene is used well in the opening scene as the villain is wearing a dark suit this shows that he is evil and going to be the bad guy.

The sound is used well in the scene as the main villain is the only one talking with no music showing were suppose to listen as he is giving as a back story to them both for us to learn. Another effective is sound is the non diegetic sound is the music being played its quite rock and loud showing the villain looking good.