Genre Analysis

Star Wars: The Force Awakens



I have chosen to analyse the Star Wars: the force awakens trailer, this is from the science fiction genre. The opening shot of this trailer is a close up of someone wearing very unfamiliar clothes, this person is next seen in a wide shot climbing through what look to be the inside of a spaceship. A wide shot is used to show the same character walking through the desert with a robot. The shot is framed to show the two characters in the centre, the background is completely covered in sand, this is used to show the isolation and the space of the environment these characters live in. The iconography of the robot is a common use in sci-fi movies as it represent the advanced technology present in this environment, you cant have a sci-fi movie without these themes of advanced technology. The non diegetic music at the beginning of this trailer enhances these themes of space, isolation and exploration which are key themes shown in this genre.  Wide shots are again used to establish the setting of space, as the mise-en-scene of these shots include spaceships battling and the planet are shown in the background which show that this movie is set in space. The iconography of space is used in sci-fi movies because they are a blank space which can be used to show exploration and discovery. The non diegetic music of the trailer becomes more dramatic as we are introduced to a new character, we can immediately tell that this character represents evil as shown through the visual signifiers of his black and sharp looking clothing. He also says "im going to finish what you started" his voice is very dark, deep and disguised which again reinforces this idea of evil. The quote shows the plot of this film, that who ever came before this character has started this war and he will carry it on. Throughout the trailer more wide shots of spaceships