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Analysis of the use and impact of mise-en-scene in the
opening sequences of ‘Furious 7’, an open sequence which the main antagonist of
the film walks out of a vandalised hospital after seeing his brother.

Actor

There are a few actors appearing in this opening sequence to
this film, some more significant than others. First of all, the first actor
that appears in this opening sequence is Jason Statham the British actor who
appears in many thrillers and action movies, he is used here to play Deckard
Shaw; the main antagonist in the movie and he was chosen as an actor for this
role as he has a very stern, menacing character, he can be vengeful and ‘does
what needs to be done’ some to say. Him being able to play a role of a
character with these characteristics is very important for the features of his
character as they are key to his overall participation in the movie and this
opening sequence also.

Secondly, in another shot when Deckard Shaw has stood up, in
the background there are two female actors, the director of the movie has
placed them in the background and used editing or camera focus to blur them out
intentionally. The two female actors have been used here appearing small,
scared and helpless, this is connoted by the fact they are trembling and
cowering in the corner of the room. While these two actors are not very
important to the story or the audience they do have a very big impact on the
shot as they do not only indicate that their characters are nurses and that the
shot takes place in a hospital but it also influences the actor of Deckard Shaw
because with these two female actors’ acting it makes Deckard Shaw seem very
menacing.

Costume

Costume has been used well in these opening sequences to
create effect. First of all there is the main character in the opening
sequences-Deckard Shaw, his character wears a suit, suit trousers, a shirt and
tie and jacket, then an overcoat. This style of clothing is very smart,
business like and classy, this can suggest that his character is one of high
class and is respected. This choice of costume in the opening sequence makes
this character stand out greatly because with this opening sequence being set
in a hospital not a large number of other characters will be expected to be
wearing a similar costume. What he wears stands out since suits are considered
impressive and once again of high class.

Another simple yet effective costume is that of the
character Owen Shaw, he lays in a hospital bed unconscious wearing very little
in fact, that is what the audience can see anyway. He wears a medical robe
underneath what is presumed to be just blankets, then around his neck is some
kind of piece of medical apparatus to assist him breathing or some other use. This
use of costume creates effect because firstly the audience has very little
understanding of where the opening sequence is set until the shot of Owen Shaw
in the hospital bed, with this shot the costume used for this character is
incredibly effective as it gives the audience the fair understanding of where
this is set.

Costume is used similarly with the women seen in the shot
where Deckard Shaw is stood up after speaking to his brother, their costumes
being standard nurse outfits, this again reinforces the idea that they are in a
hospital.

The final costume used is used in quite a large quantity of
characters in the opening sequence, this is the military/S.W.A.T team uniform. Once
again this type of costume is used very effectively to represent class/job.
Instantly seeing those costumes the audience is informed that these characters
in the uniform were possible dangers to the main character in the opening
sequence.

Make up

Very little make up is actually used in this movie’s opening
credits. However whether it can be classed as make up or more special effects I
noticed in the shot where the man lays in the hospital bed with his brother
beside him he has scarring on his chest presumably burns of some kind, it could
be said that this is a use of make-up as I feel it is a form of creating a
false image on the body. This piece of make-up is very effective in this shot
as it gives the audience the indication as to how Owen Shaw got these injuries
and it clearly shows the audience substantially how severe the injuries are. It
is an effective use of make-up as it almost shocks the audience aswell as
informing them.

Props

Various props are used in the opening sequence of this film,
all very effective. For example, one of the first props we see is an MP5k
sub-machine gun, this prop is used towards the beginning of the opening
sequence; the main antagonist raises it in the air to place on the chest of his
brother on the hospital bed. With Owen Shaw presumably unconscious Deckard
placing this gun on his chest can signify he wants Owen to wake up to it, to
wake up and use it to possibly break out of the hospital. Also, Deckard Shaw
possessing this weapon can also be an indication to the audience that the
character has already used this weapon, the fact that where they are is in
London, England, a country where guns are illegal implies that he may have used
the weapon or used other means of violence to get into this hospital to see his
brother. This reinforces the idea that Deckard Shaw is the antagonist in the
film if he has used this weapon, this along with the fear shown by the nurses
of this character.

Another prop used in this opening sequence is quite late on,
this prop being a grenade, the character Deckard Shaw uses the grenade in the
opening sequence, he picks it up off of the uniform of a military body and
pulls the pin then places it in the hand of another character in military style
costume for the grenade to then explode. This prop is another one of major
effect, this prop is a very effective as it informs the audience yet again of
the character and what they are like, the way Deckard Shaw uses the grenade is
substantially enlightening to the audience, it shows the audience that he is in
fact the one who has killed all of the military people in the hospital, the
audience now knows this since seeing the use of the grenade by the character.
The use of this grenade can also connote that Deckard Shaw has created all of
the destruction in the building, just seeing this single action the audience
now have more knowledge of this characters intentions and the lengths he can
and has gone to to get what he wants.

Setting

In the opening sequence creating the setting and showing the
audience the setting has been done very effectively. Firstly, as the opening
sequence gradually progresses more and more of the setting is revealed, it is
done in a very impressive way, the whole of the opening sequence is done in one
whole take, the camera follows the main character and the setting is revealed
as the character travels through the setting. In the early stages of the
opening sequence the audience is only shown the clean, average hospital ward
room, however when the camera begins to follow the character, as this following
begins the setting is revealed to have drastically changed, as he walks out of
the room he began in the next room and hallway is in chaos and ruins, objects
and furniture unarranged and out of place, along with lights suspended from the
ceiling, rubble lay across the floor all over. As the opening sequences
progresses and the character has gone down the elevator, there are multiple
fires. The theme of destruction is present here, all implications that the
Deckard Shaw caused all of this destruction so should be feared, this creates a
tense atmosphere as he is seemingly unpredictable.

Lighting

In the beginning of the opening sequence lighting is fairly
simple, most light is coming from the outside (natural light). This use of
lighting connotes simplicity to the situation, nothing untoward happening.
After this at around the midpoint of the opening sequence of the film use of
lighting is different and a lot more effective. As Deckard Shaw walks through
the hospital wards the majority of the lights on the ceiling are flickering,
this is very effective, it not only suggests Deckard Shaw created this disarray
but the flickering or dying out of the bulb can connote the coming of death,
fading away, possible death at the hand of this character. After this the
lighting goes back to majority natural night as the character is on the bottom
floor and leaving the building, this switch in lighting from simple and natural
to chaos and disarray then back to simple and natural suggests the calm before
the storm, a serene situation then to havoc and distortion then back to
serenity; I think this is very effective as it suggests the idea of calmness to
stuff going on and then to a revelation, in this case the revelation of the
character of Deckard Shaw being the one who has caused all of the destruction
and state of chaos.

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Furious 7 Opening Scene EXTENDED [HD] Jason Statham

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Fast and Furious 7 Opening Scene/Credits... amazing one long continuous take... with Jason Statham EXTENDED VERSION , HD