The Dark Knight Opening Scene

One of my favourite opening scenes in films comes from the film 'The Dark Knight.' The main aspect that I love about this scene is the little amount of sound/music they use in this scene. The whole scene is very quiet which makes every noise in it very noticeable which makes the audience quite on edge. This creates more tension and excitement to the scene, making it a perfect opening to an action thriller. As the scene continues, the tension rises as more and more people arrive and the dialogue begins - however, one of the characters (who later turns out to be the Joker) is immediately highlighted as mysterious and secretive as he carries the silence on through the scene without making any sound or dialogue until he reveals himself at the end of the scene. Another aspect that I love is the opening shot of the buildings creating an urban landscape and setting the scene of the film for the audience - Gotham. This shot works hand in hand with the silence the peaceful city seems interrupted as soon as one of the windows explodes creating the first burst of noise.