Opening sequence and Enigma/Mystery - Batman Dark Knight

In this post I will be looking at Batman- Dark Knight a movie directed by Christopher Nolan. The film was realised in 2008 and was a Box Office Hit.


From this trailer here are some features that were used to create enigma/mystery:

• The opening scene starts off as a typical bank height scene, camera zooms in on a clown mask which is Mine-en-scene, it is also Foreshadowing
• The use of suspense building music which heightens in intensity every once awhile slowly builds suspense for the audience 
• The Thugs mention a character called the Joker, not much information is given out about him
• Height takes a twist as Thugs start to kill one another, creating confusion with the audience
• Mysterious Thug finally speaks, sounds different to the other Thugs, Then kills the last of the Thugs and leaves with all the money
• He then takes his mask off whilst killing a banker, which revels he is the Joker. This creates a foundation of enigma throughout the movie as the audience is left wanting to know more about this crazed murderer
• There is also a couple seconds of camera time were we see this strange looking gas erupt from a canister.
• The Joker then rides away in a school bus successfully, making the audience wonder what's next for the Joker