The director adds an element of suspense as Collateral begins. There is a lot of confusion as to what is going on in the opening seen which creates anxiety and tension as we are unsure of what will happen next.
The opening begins and immediately we realise the non diegetic sound is altered, we are given a higher sense of the surroundings in the airport yet we are unable to focus sound wise with Tom Cruise as we are distant from him only able to hear his footsteps, this poses as a catalyst into getting the audience curious therefore in suspense as to what comes next. Tom Cruises shades make him an unidentifiable character, the edit is significant as we are drawn to a prominent Tom Cruise as he strides towards us as the camera focuses on him highlighting him almost as passers by are off camera lens focus, this brings significance to him and the audience realises something may happen soon.
The camera shot is in long shot as Tom Cruise is in the distance, we then get a cross cut to Jason Statham connecting the two, here the audience further becomes mystified mounting more suspense. As the Scene continues we realise Tom Cruise is in slow motion, as we are eager to discover what happens next, there is a collision at the climax of the anticipation. Rapidly there is an interchange of words and the bags are swapped, the camera shot catches Tom Cruise as he rises showing he is a figure of power, the camera then changes almost to a POV yet we can still see Tom Cruise, we are able to experience what he is viewing as he continues his journey, which is much to the audiences interest.
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