Valkyrie- textural Analysis.

Directed by Bryan Singer Written by Chris Mc Quarrie and Nathen Alexander

When i researched thriller into IMDB the name that came up was Valkyrie. It is a very popular film and although perhaps not immediatly thought of as a thriller it certainly holds the conventions: trying to destroy the plans of a villain, torture or violence, hero, heroine, this film 'thrills' its audience and includes questions such as 'what did the colonel do wrong?' 'where are they?' etc.

2 mins into opening: we see German writing that is then translated into english this happens twice one saying 'this is based on a true story' the other 'Valkyrie' but in different fonts. We then hear men shouting promises in German but we don't see them we see only the words they speak translated onto a red faded and moving background which turns into a corner of the swastika.
next we have a pan moving from right to left from the weeks of an army truck and subtitles inclosing the devision and where they are based. the pan continues onto army tents, and we hear German voice over. English subtites appear below. Fade out and into the inside of the tent where we see actor Tom Cruise dimly lit by a gas lamp writing at a desk in full army gear.This shot is side on half shaded by the tent curtain. Close up of gas lamp, the voice over and subtitles continue. Close up of fountain pen writing onto what we assume to be a diary...or perhaps letter? the light flickers on it. Mid shot left side filled with subject and right with desk. over his shoulder we see the night and some men unloading things from the truck we previously saw. Extreme close up of hand paning onto his face. The voice over language is now fading from German into English and the subtites have stopped. His monologue was about his and others defiance towards Hitler.