Star Trek Into Darkness is not only a good film but has a very good introduction and opening. The purpose of an opening is to grip the viewers and make them interested enough to watch the rest of the film. Star Trek Into Darkness’ opening does just that, however it does not entirely relate to the rest of the film. Although it present Captain Kirk breaking prime directive which you would think would create a disequilibrium. But now this is only the start of the film.The equilibrium starts by immediately brings you into the action, the character running away from a tribe, whom we later find to Captain Kirk is attempting to get the inhabitants away from an erupting volcano. He does this be stealing a scroll they “were bowing to.” Bones, the chief medical officer, now joins him and they run to a cliff. This leads to the true opening in which the enterprise must rescue Spock from inside a volcano. This is a thrilling opening, and of course Spock escapes.

What I like about the openingI like the opening because it is in itself a shorter story, a mini film if you will with its own small equilibrium and disequilibrium. Leading on to the major part of the film. I also like it because it is fun, thrilling and defiantly made me want to watch the rest of the film.

How it feeds the rest of the filmThe opening of Star Trek Into Darkness feeds the rest of the film by being an opening. It introduces the characters. And leads straight into the rest of the film, by giving us a disequilibrium. Kirk has broken the prime directive, what will happen. This is also a question that keeps the audience watching.

Some textual analysisThe special effects was used basically all the time in the opening because this is a science fiction film. In fact aside from the set inside the Enterprise or the shuttlecraft the rest is special effects. My favourite effects are when the enterprise rises over the ocean and when the shuttlecrafts left warp nacelle explodes. And Spock is sent hurtling down into the volcano. The camera effects include a zoom from long shot effect in which the camera zooms into a character running away from a tall building, only this is far away. Shots also include close ups to characters when they are introduced or a wide angle shot of tie en eternise as it rises from the ocean.

How to introduces charactersAll the main characters are introduced through the ten minute opening., all except Khan whoa is introduced later on as the definitive enemy. The crew of the enterprise is introduced as the crew of the enterprise on the bridge, aside from Sulu Uhura and Spock who are in a shuttlecraft in an attempt to activate a cold fusion device in the volcano and save the planet.

How it has introduced plotThe plot ions not entirely introduced in the opening, it is rather a side story to the plot introducing the main characters. And it is involved later in the film when their past experience (in the film) give them difficult decision. It is linked because it results in Kirk losing his ship the Enterprise and introduces the other main enemy the admiral of Starfleet.how it has hooked the audienceThe opening has hooked the audience by making this a thrilling and awesome start to the film. It is action packed, quickly introduces the characters, and with loads going on it keeps the audience at the edge of their seat.