Minority Report Film Analysis

Camera Angles:
The opening of the film was composed of a number of close up shots and tracking the antagonist in the moment.  These shots were very disjointed and blurred, this insinuated that it was some sort of flashback or vision.  The camera angles in relation with the series of shots connote that the scenes are from the antagonists point of view.
The juxtaposition between the general public and the 'Prefeds' is shown through the low and high angle shots, at first Tom Cruise was seen from a low angle perspective as he was seen as the dominant character in the police force, when he is then accused of murder we meet him at a neutral level, this then becomes a high angle as we are viewing scenes from the perspective of the police force, this shows the character in a more inferior light.
An arc is often used when Tom Cruise' character is on his own or center of attention, we see this when he is watching holographic videos of his son, the camera shot gives the audience time to think about what is happening during the scene, or causes us to think what the character is thinking.
A science fictional object used in the film was used to frame the antagonist character at the first crime scene, the 'halo' circled the character who was in the distance, this was shot from a low angle which allowed us to notice the significance of this character within this particular scene.

Sound:
A lot of the atmosphere in the film is created through the use of an orchestra playing different soundtracks, depending on the instruments used there are ominous and cheerful moods created through the playlists.
Many echoes and surreal sounds such as enhanced heartbeats and water are created using folly, this increases the tension within the scenes.
The dialogue in the film is chosen specifically to include futuristic words, the dialect of the characters fits with the genre of the film.

Mise-en-scene:
The mise-en-scene of the film was mainly created using CGI, this is because the film was set in the year 2054 this means that the cars and city and interior of the buildings are made to look futuristic, as this is such a large project to make by hand it is best to use green screens and CGI.
A majority of the clothing is black and white, this is the same for the buildings, however the cars are of different colours, this could suggest that the people in the city have the freedom to travel, however all of their actions are recorded and monitored, this explains the restrictions and reasoning for the colour scheme.

Effects:
The conventions of this genre determine the pace and length of the clips throughout the film.  during the opening of the film there was a montage of short, fast paced and disjointed clips, these clips then had a blurring and distorting effect added to them during editing, the clips were also in slow motion.  These techniques were used to make the audience attempt to piece together the puzzle that is created through these clips.
Plot:
The plot of this film is essentially the idea that a new futuristic machine that predicts future crimes, this then causes problems as there is a 'fault' with the system which causes it to predict a murder that has been instigated by the main character (Tom Cruise) who is a 'Prefed' detective.  The main character then goes on the run, the audience follow his journey as more questions arise the intensity of the film rises until the end when all is revealed to the audience and the characters.