SPIDERMAN

Identify two ways in which the narrative in the extract fit the AA genre?

The Superman extract is a typical adventure superhero extract. It give the audience a clear understanding of the speed and motion used in the extract which is a part of the AA genre. Within the short clip was a police chase in which the police force were chasing a car which inside was a criminal who had shot down Spiderman’s uncle in attempt of hit and run, leaving the uncle dead. The use of camera angles such as the panoramic angle lets the audience feel a part of the chase and allows them to witness the pace of the chase. This creates suspense also as it encourages the audience to feel excited in this intense chase. My second example of speed and motion is when Spiderman swings from different buildings on the intensely fine webbing that he fires from his fingertips. He is swinging at such a fast pace but is pictured as an amateur/beginner as he makes mistakes, this tells us that it could be his first time trying this act. This then creates suspense and jeopardy as there is a possibility he may fall and kill/injure himself.

We can clearly tell the characters apart and identify who is the protagonist and the antagonist. We can tell Spiderman is the protagonist as he is pictures as the hero, we can see the villain who killed Spiderman’s uncle is the antagonist as he is the villain. We can identify Spiderman as the hero as he does not commit acts of violence and seems to be acting for the greater good. For example in this situation he is trying to capture the criminal who committed the crime on his uncle. This is stereotypically the roll of the hero as he captures the criminals. Due to Spiderman being a superhero it must mean that he has superpowers. Spiderman’s powers are that he is able to shoot webs which enable him to swing from buildings, like a spider. Having these powers are a key code of a classic superhero AA movie.