Wednesday 12 September 2012

LAW ABIDING CITIZEN

Th is an anlaysis of the movie "Law Abiding Citizen"

From the very beginning of watching the cinematic trailer of Law Abiding Citizen", it immediately indicates to the viewer that they are watching an engaging and exhilarating action movie when it first starts the sequence with a violent break-in and a rather savage assault on the main character, this was significant to show this at the start as this then lads to a series of actions of revenge and a violent nature. Also, once you've seen that very beginning,the rest of the trailer increases in clarity in terms of what the storyline is about, so that all of the explosions and violence that's featured in the trailer is in fact for a reason instead of just mindless mayhem caused by the main character which presented in the film trailer.
What also shows indication of he movie being an action blockbuster is that there are several shots and scenes of explosions,people shooting and other scenes of violence that is just out of the ordinary,this is effective as it captivates the viewer into watching the entire trailer and gives clarity as to what type of movie is being shown to them.
The trailer's cinematic music which is also featured in this trailer, is a key tool to really presenting a real sense of suspense to the viewer. Furthermore, as the trailer progressed, the music gradually becomes more louder and there is a significant shift in tone which then creates this foreshadowing of a series of violent events that are yet to happen. Also, the use of this shift pf tone creates utter tension and provokes tension to the viewer.

The target market for this film is for people predominantly love entertaining and action-packed movies, this is evident as the trailer features a collection of scenes that show violence and action therefore making the movie trailer truly appealing to the target audience.Also, the way the trailer soundtrack provokes effective amounts tension and creates suspense as it slowly builds up in volume immediately attracts the target audience as the viewers may be curious as to what the movie is about and what is yet to come in the trailer. Also,the use of the build in the cinematic music provokes curiosity to the viewer as to what will happen next.

Now viewers who are more likely to be having all of these reactions are the right suitable target audience for this movie trailer and it's all about how the trailer attracts the target audience and what makes them so engaged in wanting to see the trailer.

The key characters are shown from the very beginning of the cinematic movie trailer where it introduces the main characters of the movie and from showing them at the beginning show that they have some significance in the film and in the trailer. Also, it shows that they play a vital part in the movie's storyline by the way they're first presented. So the main character in the movie is firstly presented at the very beginning as a simple average suburban man with a wife and young daughter,that is until two burglars burst into his house and assault him,at this point, he is portrayed as weak and helpless. However, as the trailer progresses we start to see a rather contrasting concept about his character as the trailer then shows several scenes of unfortunate events that negatively affects the main character as he fights to gain everything he's lost. There's one particular    part of the trailer as he glares at his daughter's bracelet and as he stares into the camera, there is this sense of realization that he knows what he has to do, and from this point,the whole entire idea of the main character being this average vulnerable man has now disappeared and is now turned into this assassin-like figure who thrives on revenge and fights against the authorities, and at this point, the main character is now presented as a convict, a villain who is absolutely driven on revenge and anger.
Overall,what this trailer does is that it gradually changes the viewer's perspective on the character according to the trailer's different presentations of the main character. In other words, the main character has been portrayed as being turned into this villainous character who is no longer the same character from the very beginning of the trailer.

This film trailer and the blockbuster movie itself was made by the two main film companies and institutions "Overture Films" and The Film Department".
Both film institutions both specialize in certain areas of film. Furthermore, Overture Films was established in 2006 and specializes in multiple areas of film such as romance and comedy-dramas, an example of one the films created by them was "Sunshine Cleaning which was a comedy-drama created mainly by this film institution.