film analysis- The Matrix

Opening-

The opening of the trailer you see a city skyline, which gives the overall view of where the film is going to be taken place.  At the beginning it also shows characters just doing everyday things that you would do on a normal life.  Throughout the opening of the trailer writing flashes up on the screen talking about normal life and different activities, however after about 35 seconds of the trailer the message changes saying that ‘ you live life as a salve’. This could suggest that there is going t be an unexpected twist within the film.  The film title does not appear till the very end of the within the last 3 seconds. This could be done to encourage the audience to watch the full trailer and by the end be enticed to know what the film is.  This trailer does not include any credits, as they have no characters that would really stand out to the audience or characters that they want to promote.  

The matrix trailer is a full 2 minutes and 30 seconds, which means that it is a full-length theatrical trailer. These trailers are often shown closer to the release date of the film as they show more footage of the film. This can entice audiences even more as it gives them more of an insight into the film and the plot.  From the trailer you can gather that the film is a sci-fi however people may also say that it involves elements of action and fantasy.

You can see from the trailer that it is sci-fi as it from the trailer it doesn’t look like it is set in the normal world. This is shown with the green text which is commonly associated with sci-fi that is shown in the trailer as well as them talking about the future. You can see this at 0.38 seconds into the trailer as the editing of the trailer shows things happening that cant actually happen in real life. Although it is mainly related to sci-fi people may also say that it is fantasy as it takes you to a new world and has an element of magic, escapism and wonder.  People may also say that is has an element of action as it involves scenes with weapons such as guns and fight scenes. 

During the trailer you can see the plot start to build up, and you start to get an idea of what may happen throughout the film. However the trailer doesn’t make it too obvious, as this makes more people intrigued in the plot therefore more people will want to watch it.  The trailer shows a man throughout his intense training living too separate lives. He seems to be in another world where t shows actions that a normal human would not be able to do.

The main character is also faced with a problem that he doesn’t really know who he is or his true purpose and identity. He is told that the world is not real and it has just been created to hide the truth from people. The trailer suggests that his purpose is to save the world from a secret or an unknown event.