The film starts with a mid shot of the men as they exit the building, the music is quiet but already intense, paired with the long shots of slow movement it creates tension. We see a shot of the three men from a low angle, making them appear more powerful and dominating, especially as their faces are hidden behind dark masks. On top of the first close up of one man we hear breathing, humanising him, building our emotional connection to him. The music then suddenly crescendos and a loud non diegetic car sound is added onto a close up of a different man.
As the men leave the building the shots are slowed down to make the men appear in control. Everything is very dark their clothes, bags and bike, creating an unnerving sense of the unknown. As we see a wide shot of each of the motorbikes revving up to leave they are each suddenly brightly lit displaying the bold yellow of the number plates, a sharp contrast to the dark surroundings. The whole opening has a blue tint over it, only broken very occasionally with flashes of yellow or red, such as the number plates, emphasising these flashes of colour.
There is then a close up of the motorbike wheel again, displaying the power these men have. We then see a sequence of fast pace shot changes to build the excitement of the car chase, a sudden contrast to the slow pace at the beginning of the opening. The shots themselves start to become shaky, making the audience feel on edge and apart of the chase themselves.The action is followed by a series of tracking and panning shots cross cut with close ups of different parts of their vehicles. The opening ends with us seeing the motorbikes disappearing down stairs from a low shot angle shot and we hear the first dialogue, just before the opening cuts out, signally the transition to the main body of the film.
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