FO Review: Interstellar

Over the weekend, I watched Interstellar and decided to review the opening because it was amazing! The movie starts with the main character, Cooper (played by Matthew McConaughey) in the midst of a plane crash. One of my favourite shots from the opening is a close up shot of his side profile. I love this shot because it really focuses on his eyes and the panic he is feeling. The emphasise on his eyes ensures the audience feels the fear that he is going through. The sound at this point is at is peak, and the diagetic sound of the space crafts engines dominates what the audience is hearing. Suddenly the sound and the visuals are cut off and the screen is black and silenced until Murph (played by Mackenzie Foy) begins to talk, whispering to her dad. The screen is still black which highlights her voice. The empty screen begins to fade into a shot of Murph, then changes to a shot of Cooper waking up. This sequence of shots is effective because it shows the audience that Cooper was having a nightmare without explictly mentioning it.
The image is has a dark contrast which makes the content hard to see but i find this extremely effective because it really emphasizes their voices and what they're saying. I really liked this and thought that the dark lighting could be good to use in our opening as it could help build some suspense and highlight the mystery of the opening.