X-men movie analysis trailer

X-men trailer analysis

X-men is a 2000 superhero-action movie based on the marvel comics superhero with the same name, distributed by 20th century fox, it is the first installment and movie of the x-men series. the film is directed by Bryan singer and written by David hayter.

the cast is notable as having a bunch of well-known and famous actors such as Hugh jackman playing as wolverine and halle berry plays as storm. and James marsden as cyclops,cyclops is generally considered one of the foremost characters in x-men.

Mise-en-scene:  
the movie is first introduced in a German concentration camp, in German occupied Poland. in which a 13 year old Erik lehnsherr is separated from his parents. afterwards it is then shown in meridian, Mississippi introducing the other characters such as rogue. and finally it is set in fictional new York. fights ensue without the x-men characters such as storm trying to electrocute toad and wolverine convincing  rogue to stay with Xavier.

Camera shots: 
during the movie there were several camera shots and angles which showed the characters such as during the fight scenes there were close up shots of the emotions of the different characters, such as wolverines rage and or rogues sadness in not wanting to stay with Xavier. and also high-angle shots from rooftops and the statue of liberty showing the scenery in the city.

editing:
the editing within the movie the directors cut of the invasion was removed from the movie while the editor/composer john ottman admitted that he hated editing and wanted to avoid it.

Sound: 
within the movie the sound of the different effects, it uses Asynchronous sound such as the slashing of wolverines adamantium claws sync perfectly with the images shown in the movie. and diegetic and non diegetic sounds such as when Xavier is speaking of what wolverine must do this is a perfect example of non-diegetic sound.