Indiana Jones raiders of the lost dark opening two minute analysis

The opening two minutes of Indiana Jones Raiders of the lost dark begins with non-diegetic music. The music is mysterious which sets a mysterious mood. The music starts as soon as the film begins. This automatically shows the audience that there is something going on because the music sets a mysterious mood for them. We then see a group of men walking through a jungle. Their clothes are torn and grubby which could show this is the final part of their expedition. One character however has pristine clothing. This lets the audience know that he is possibly the leader of the group- he makes others do his dirty work for him. The outfits the men are wearing tribal costumes which links with the exotic location they are in. We are shown a mid shot of the men which shows us their tribal costumes and torn clothing.
  We are shown a close up of a man turning to face the camera. By looking at his facial expression we can see that he is scared and it looks like he is looking behind to see if they are being followed. This introduces and element of fear and suspense as it shows us that this expedition could be dangerous because there is a chance they are being followed. The camera is following them as they walk through this exotic jungle. This is effective because it seems like we are walking with them which makes us feel more part of the film.
  In the background we can her diegetic sounds. We can hear birds chirping. This is effective because it shows how silent the atmosphere is in the jungle, it is quiet enough to hear the birds chirp. This means that their expedition is very important because they are silent as if they are concentrating or maybe don't want people to know they are there. From this point on we are shown lots of different shots. We are shown a medium shot of a man and his donkey. He is tying the donkey to a tree. He then goes over to what looks like a huge stone and removes the branches in front of it. It is a carving of a huge face. We are then shown a close up of the man scream showing he was startled by this huge stone face or perhaps he knows they have reached their destination.
  Bats fly out of the stone face which suggests the stone hasn't been disturbed in a while because bats have located themselves inside. This also suggests no one is brave enough to come near it which shows that there is possible danger that lies ahead of them. We are shown a two person shot from behind them. We can see clearly the stone face.
  Right at the end of the scene we see an arrow sticking out of a tree trunk. This is effective because it shows the audience that people have been her before and also that they must have come across some sort of danger because why otherwise would they of had to shoot an arrow?
  The typical conventions of an action thriller would be a long quest to find something important. Indiana Jones Raiders of the lost dark adheres to this convention because we can see a group of men dressed in tribal costumes trekking through a jungle on what looks like a quest to find something. This is an effective convention because it is something the audience expects to see in a action thriller. Another convention of an Action thriller would be weapons. We can see by the arrow in the tree that there are weapons involved. This is effective because it gives the audience the impression that there will be violence and danger at some part during the film.