Hi there, I'm One Dodgy Dude.
Normally, you'd assume that action set pieces are a terrific way of catching people's
attention.
But with super-hero flicks being released by the dozen, set pieces are at risk of becoming
ordinary.
Rather than crank up the spectacle to 11, new stories should consider a different approach.
One that doesn't consist in bowling audiences over, but instead, keeping them on their toes.
One that The Dark Knight employed to ensure its opening sequence remained engaging from
beginning to end.
Join me to figure out how you can do it, too.
The first step is to subvert expectations.
Keep in mind that the main point of this scene is to establish the Joker as a dangerous antagonist.
The obvious approach would be to shine the spotlight on him.
And to be fair, showing off an iconic character early on is not a bad idea, but it doesn't
hurt to ponder a more subversive approach.
Of course, in order to subvert expectations, you must be aware of them first.
What are some of the typical expectations the story could have conformed to for the
bank heist?
Maybe a shootout with cops.
A hostage situation.
Or even Batman arriving out of nowhere.
Instead, we get the more unusual choice of the robbers systematically turning on each
other.
The deceivingly harmless bank employee going up against the robbers with a shotgun.
And hiding the most interesting character in plain sight.
Simple, well-executed subversions like these convince audiences that they will be equally
surprised by other parts of the movie.
Which makes them more eager to commit to the story.
The next point we should discuss is impact over logic.
The element of storytelling that demands the most consistency is tone.
And there's no better moment for establishing tone than in the beginning.
We can make the argument that both Saving Private Ryan and Star Wars are stories about
war.
But their respective beginnings make it clear one story will assume a realistic tone, and
the other a more playful one.
The focus of The Dark Knight will be the cat-and-mouse games between the Joker and Batman.
It's no secret that the Joker's plan relies too much on luck.
It requires that nobody notices the Joker's make-up in an open street.
That the robbers kill their accomplices with no second thoughts, that this guy doesn't
shoot the Joker right away.
That the bus crashes through the doors at the right time, and that nobody cares that
a school bus has just driven out of a bank.
This is only the first of the Joker's plans that will require precise timing and miraculous
luck to succeed.
This sequence establishes that the story will value the power of impact a lot more than
logic or realism.
If, as a viewer, you're annoyed by how contrived these schemes are, that's understandable.
Maybe the impact of thrilling plot developments isn't enough to suspend your disbelief.
But at least the story makes it clear from the very beginning what its priorities are.
For the final point, let's bring up clarity.
Maintaining suspension of disbelief is a demanding job that doesn't end until the story is
done.
Keeping a scene simple and clear does make the job easier, though.
The opening of The Dark Knight may appear complicated because of all its twists and
turns, but on the whole, it is a simple bank heist.
To study an unclear situation, we should look at the sequel.
The Dark Knight's intro can be defined as a crystal-clear bank robbery.
But is the intro in The Dark Knight Rises a kidnapping?
An interrogation?
Or a declaration of war?
The premise is that both the CIA and the movie's villain, Bane, want the scientist, Dr. Pavel.
However, it makes little sense for Bane to kidnap Dr. Pavel, since he and
his men already have Pavel in their car.
And it doesn't help that we have no clue why Pavel is important to both Bane and the CIA
So the story provides neither stakes nor clarity.
What we have instead is a lot of vagueness.
The intro still works because the music, the set-up, and past movies make it clear something
spectacular is building.
Problem is, because things aren't as clear as in The Dark Knight, the audience is busy
playing catch-up.
So we spend more time wondering what is going on and why does it matter than being immersed
in the story.
In The Dark Knight, these people want to rob a bank.
Because, hey, who couldn't use an extra few thousands of dollars?
Plain and simple.
This intro is a perfect case study of why clear goals are important to sustain immersion.
And an excellent reminder that suspense cansometimes be more effective than straightforward action
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