The Dark Night

Narrative expectations:

 - This Movie drew the audiences attention right from the beginning as this dark and gloomy surroundings gave the thoughts that the movie was in the genre of thriller.

- At first the opening scene of the movie was in a dark setting relating to the mysterious feeling the scene gave, this made the audience uncomfortable as they didn't know what to expect next,  whereas Soul Plane was fairly predictable.

- The Batman enter the scene as a fight has begun with the villains and also the 'copycat batman's'.

Shot Types: 

- There were a range of shots used within the opening scene let alone the whole film

- The opening scene showed shots such as Long shots of batman and his car, there was also a pan of him getting out of it and that quick movement grabs the viewer attention.

- There were close ups of Batman throwing punches towards the villains and mid shots of the action.

Character Types: 

- Batman is the main character, in the opening scene when he fight with the villains draws the audiences attention and allows them to think what would happen next.

- The reaction of the character makes the audience think of whether he enjoys saving the streets of Gotham or if he finds this a burden that he has to complete.

The Dark Night

Soul Plane

General Overview 

Soul Plane is about a man trying to succeed in life by owning a first airline that accommodates Afro - Americans who find general airlines not acquiring to their specific needs. As the title hints to what the movie is about, the overall plot is about the airline trying to compete along side the other airlines and whether or not there first journey is successful or not.


Narrative Expectations:


- The Credits are clever for how they are shown as the luggage traveling onto the plane are the casting members names, this signifies the movies plot and also the genre as the music and the background sounds e.g.: planes passing over and the intercom.

- The Background music towards the beginning and the coloring of the opening scene and the  credits running through the film suggest that its not a thriller genre but a comedy.

- The Lighting had a vital part as there was a lot of light, this intended that the movie wasn't in the horror genre as there would be a sinister and menacing feeling within the movie scene.

- As the man within the toilet brought humour within the scene which clearly signified that the movie was clearly not a genre of horror of thriller but a comedy.

 Shot Types: 

- There were a lot of mid shots and close up focusing on the reaction of the characters.

- Right at the beginning there was a panning shot of the main character running as he was about to miss the plane, this lured the audiences attention.

- High and low angled shots when he was stuck within the toilet in the plane, this brought humour as this was shot from an angle which showed his expressions.

Character Types: 

- The main character got thrown straight into the scene as he was running to catch his flight. 

- As he gets trapped within the toilet, this resembled the comedy side as he had indigestion problems to start with relating to the comedy aspect.

- The opening scene when the dog got thrown away and then died brought humour to the audience, the expressions on the main characters face also made the audience laugh with signified the comedy aspect of it.

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Comparing: Soul Plane and The Dark Night (Batman)

• The opening credits on both films resembled the genres they were within, as soul plane was a comedy the opening credits were more energetic and joyful reflecting on that movies genre, whereas The Dark Night had a more sinister and ominous feeling towards it relating to its genre.

• Both movies contrasted in lighting and colour in the opening credits which indicated what both movies were about and what genre they were roughly in. 

• The movie titles also give away what genre the movie may be categorised under, Soul Plane relating to soul and life, The Dark Night, describing the dark, mysterious setting.

• With a comedy you can predict what will happen towards the end, whereas in a thriller, anything could happen and that what grabs the audiences attention straight away.

• As the setting of both films are completely different, Soul Plane is set on a plane at the beginning as mentioned in the titles, whereas Dark Night could signify many meanings, that makes the audience think about what this may interpret in the end.