War Dogs (2016), is the soon to be released comedy, starring Miles Teller and Jonah Hill, showcasing the true story of two arms dealers, who supply weaponry to the US army due to a $300 million contract with the US government, young and dumb the two take risky moves which land them in trouble wherever they are.
The trailer opens to an establishing shot of a voluminous, pentagon shaped white building, surrounded by neat, serine greenery, with white text in the lower left corner of the shit stating that this is set in " The Pentagon in 2007", Over this shot we hear the non-diegetic voice of an american male stating " frankly we were a tad concerned with your performance history", immediately signalling to the audience an underdog situation, and feeling sympathetic for who the obviously powerful american narrator is talking to. We then cut to a panning inward medium shot of two basically identical bald men at the head of a table, who's mise en scene shows them to be powerful and dominant, due to both their business suits and their position on the table, but also due to the american and customs flags behind them, showing the audience that the films premise is to do with customs, i.e transporting goods.
Though the opening comment about an insufficient performance history is disregarded, as the two men reveal that they feel like they're "in good hands with this one", then cutting to another inward panning shot we see two men sitting at opposite end of the table, who also are dressed in business suits, though unlike the two heads of the table look nothing alike, with one in a black suit, with an expressionless face and slightly larger in size to the other man next to him, who is wearing a grey suit and is expressing happiness whilst diegetically stating " we will not let you down". Though the tone is immedialty dropped once the two find out that the only reason they have received this unrevealed job is because they " low balled" the operation and came in $53 million lower than their competition. Where we see a close up shot of the man in the black suit close his eyes and cover his face as he calmly but quietly says "oh okay", But the audience gather this was through gritted teeth, as we immediately cut to a speedily panning inward shot of the same an in a white corridor kicking and screaming at the wall, while his partner stands and watches him, This is also the point where upbeat music starts to play.
Then cutting to a news reel of a anchorman in a medium shot stating " how did two twenty something year olds land a $300 million pentagon contract?", cutting part way through saying this we see the two looking happier and more tanned, showing that their work takes them abroad. We then see the two in a long inward panning shot, showing the two surrounded by giant square piles of money, as they both stand next to each other grinning profusely.
Then cutting to a yellow screen we see the black text state " from the director of the hangover trilogy", showing that this is a humorous film and is targeting the audience of the box office hits. Then cutting to high angle establishing shots of a coastal city with turquoise waters and sandy beaches, showing the receiving audience that the two men are living the high life and visiting luxurious places.
A more violent tone is expressed in another inward panning medium shot showing the angrier character out of the two shooting a gun repeatedly in a shooting range as his companion watches behind him squeamishly. We then hear over the top of this non diegetically " they call guys like us war dogs", as we see the two in a cherry red sports car as the american flag is seen reflected on their windscreen, showing that their country is impacted by their actions. Following this we see the two men presented with a cake made out of the letters "aey", possibly the name of their company. We then see them in a digitally edited slow motion state of them dancing and having a good time at a party, showing the audience that the money they're making has given them a party lifestyle.
The two are then seen in numerous locations, while one of the two non diegetically narrates over the shots saying " make money off of war without stepping onto the battlefield", stating the interest of the operation having to do with war, but without them having to fight. We are then shown numerous closeup shots of weaponry and money showing the main focus on the operation, making it appear as though the two are selling and transporting weaponry in exchange for hefty sums of money.
The music and then shot cuts to the two walking rapidly though an airport, then stating that " don't worry i have to go first i'm american", showing the risky comedic effect, with the combination of money, weaponry and war themes, shows that the suitable audience is most likely going to be 15+. Music then starting again we see rapid shots of the two driving matching porches and in large serine apartments and houses, showing the operation to be a success, Also showing their happy lives as they are seen in high angle panning shots as they drive jeeps through an empty dessert.
Though they prove to show their risky if not stupid moves, when we see a close up shot reverse shot conversation between the two partners, who contemplate on whether to drive to Baghdad, and reveal that they are " gun runners", showing that they are under dangerous conditions on transporting the weaponry themselves. Though immediately after showing to be made into a humorous situation when the larger one of the two is seen strutting along as he shot a machine gun completely unfazed into the air. The noise of the machine gun turns into the same sound of a cash counting machine, showing the tied connection of guns and money within their line of work. Though this seems to be threatened when we see a medium shot of an office with numerous bodies wearing green FBI jackets, showing what they are doing has turned illegal.Following this we see that their sense of a luxurious lifestyle has had an impact of violence, as we see a high angle medium shot of one of the two main men being punched in the face and knocked out in a club, then cutting to another high angle shot of one of the men snorting cocaine in what appears to be an aeroplane toilet.
Then seeing the two's lives being stressed out beyond control as we see again rapid shots of glass windows being smashed, the two threatened to the ground with guns, and a medium shot of the two in a truck transporting guns, as two other trucks are seen in the background firing shots at the two and knocking their wing mirror clean off. The music then cuts completely, ending the high tension of the car chase, and shows the two partners in a medium shot as they are told my american army officials that they just drove the guns through the "triangle of death", to which the two look unaware of wha they just did and remain silent and look bewildered, thus showing the overall thrilling humour of the film, then ending on the yellow screen with the bold film title in black, "War Dogs".
Suicide Squad is the soon to be blockbuster hit from Warner bros. productions, Marvel's famous character's star together in an attempt to save the world in a mission that has been targeted by the government, that will most likely result in their own deaths, with many having supernatural ability's the squad show a high sense of power, but can they come out of this alive ?
The trailer fades in from black immediately playing the incredibly successful and well known hit by queen "Bohemian Rhapsody", The camera pans vertically downwards, showing a heavily guarded and murky corridor, seemingly a prison, again fading to black and into the next shot we see a man locked in a cell say "Let me outta here doll please", as a female guard pushes up the window on the cells door, closing the man off from seeing her. she appears to be emotionless and her mise en scene proves her to be prepared for danger, due to the all black uniform with a heavy helmet and vest on to protect her, she is also possessing a gun, making the man within the cell appear to be a threat, but due to the man's desperate plea, the audience immediately sympathise with him.
Then we cut to a low angle close up shot of a quirky looking women, who's mise en scene shows her to have pale skin and pale white hair tied into two buns, with pink and blue ends on either side. whilst in this shot we see her drinking a small cup of tea, whilst reading a book, making her appear vulnerable like a child. We then cut to a medium shot of her in a cell on her bed cross legged in a orange jumpsuit, making the audience question as to why she is being held, due to the fact that her appearance deceives the fact that she could be a criminal.
We then cut to a close up shot of another man with a rough beard again in an orange jumpsuit, through the constant focus on prison inmates the audience will come to wonder if the film will be about and set in prison. The man is then cut to again in his cell staring out of a small rectangular window bringing the only light through with it, we also see a camera in the corner showing him under constant surveillance, making the audience feel sorry for him for only having that one window to look out of, but also curious as to why these people are in prison under such high surveillance.
We then cut to another cell, with it appearing to be completely unfit for a human to live in their, with the individual doing press ups on a drain, as a small river moves through the cell, with a menacing green glow bouncing off the walls, which are wet and stained. Then fading to a close up of what appears to be the same inmate, reveals his mise en scene to be more creepier, as his whole face is to tattoo'd to appear like a skull. But also the genre then changes for the audience as we see in the same shot that the tattoo'd inmate is producing fire out of his hands, but in an nonviolent matter, making the audience feel as if it's not his fault that he is this way.
We then see a close up of a video surveillance screen, showing one of the inmates looking directly into the camera in his cell screaming, showing that the prison standards are driving the inmates crazy, through being locked up in a cell with basically no natural lighting or human contact. Editing to fading to black the shot reopens to medium shot, showing through a set of windows, three people having dinner in a dimly lit almost empty room, the shot shows the audience that it is raining, suggesting to the audience that the three are discussing a dark subject, as rain connotes depressing and dark themes. Whilst this shot is in process we hear the non diegetic sound of a woman's voice who we presume is part of the table of three, she says "I want to assemble a task force of the most dangerous people on the planet", Where we then cut to a closeup of the woman saying this to her two male associates, the woman then is responded to by one of the gentleman who says "these are bad guys", his mise en scene shows him to be wearing some sort of prestigious uniform, showing the audience this is a government operation and is therefore a highly important meeting.
Then cutting sharply to a shot of the Warner bros productions in a distorted metal font, with bright colourful lights flickering, causing a suspenseful tone on the trailer and overall film. As the inmates previously seen are all assembled out of their cells one by one, We see an alien-like creature be straddled to a gurney with wheels, as he is brought through a dimly lit area barely seeing his face in a medium low angle shot, The trailer then shows a comedic side through the previously shown white haired female character, who is seen a medium side shot , surrounded by both the inmates and army as she throws her arms into the air as she yells "Hi boys !", showing her character to be a subject of loss due to the lack of females shown within the trailer.
A non diegetic narrater then is heard of a series of clips giving a background on the "bad guys" who seem to be the anti-heroes of this film, and what they are going to be used for, With this a shot of each inmate is shown when their "useful" asset is called, with The alien like creature being revealed as a scaly lizard like creature in a medium shot grilling his teeth at what is presumably is prey, as it is revealed he eats people. A medium shot is then shown of a girl completely surrounded by flies and dressed in all black and is revealed to be possessed by a witch, then stating lastly that "she's just crazy", showing the white haired female again talking about "the voices" in her head in a dark comedic way, furthermore showing the humour in her character.
Following this we see high angle wide shots of helicopter shooting frantically below them, as it is non-diegetically revealed to the band of criminals that "You're going somewhere very bad to do something that will get you killed", showing throughout this statement various shots of a destroyed city, showing that this certain city and its civilians are under turmoil, As we see crashed airplanes in the middle of the street and vehicles completely destroyed also. Though we see that the army and the "bad guys" are working together, showing the audience that the criminals aren't as bad as what is made out of them, and that possibly a bond will form between the army officials and the inmates.
Constantly in time with the songs sudden thuds, we see gun shots, punches and kicks made by members of the now branded "suicide squad" as they attack unidentifiable individuals, showing a further sense of suspense, creating a wanting to know of what the suicide squad are up against throughout the receiving audience. Suddenly the song stops and the screen edits to fade to black, then reopens on a close up of a pale faced and neon green haired man, stating " I cant wait to show you my toys" as he slaps the man somewhat hard in the face, creating the effect that this is an important character, and perhaps who the suicide squad are ultimately up against. This however would more over get the audience want to come to see the film due to the reinstatement of the highly known "Joker" character, and would want to see how this joker is performed. Vey few shots are shown of the joker to keep plot under-wraps, but show a Birdseye view shot of the joker surrounded by knives as he laughs hysterically, showing a sadistic nature to him, frightening the audience.
The notion that civilians were under harm in the city, is further created as we see them screaming and running as what appears to be an underground train is crushed and shot at. An idea is also brought into thought, when we see the white haired female " Harley Quinn" and the Joker in a car all dressed up together, showing them as a possible couple, this is further driven when we see a high angle long shot of the joker falling off of a warehouse balcony into a vat of chemicals, much alike the original joker, we then cut to another high long angle of the joker in the chemicals as he cradles Harley with him.
The fast paced music then cuts suddenly to the sound of Harley smashing a shops front window, as she reaches in and grabs a handbag, where she turns in a medium shot and states "we're bad guys its what we do", closing on a light hearted comedic tone, Then showing the same metal text with coloured lights on stating the films title "Suicide Squad".
