In the beginning of the introduction scene for Mission Impossible 2, the denotation is an establishing shot of some high up cliffs. This makes the audience feel like they are actually in the sky next to the rocks. The sound of wind and birds compliments the sound as it adds to the realism of the shot and reaching out to the audience.
We also see a man climbing the rocks with no gear what so ever, this connotes that the character is a daredevil and lets the audience know that he's dangerous. The music adds to this as it slowly builds up, intensifying the danger and makes the audience worry for him. As he's climbing the rocks, we get a medium shot of him as his arms are spread on two rocks. The fact that his arms are spread makes him look like two things: one, it makes him look like an eagle as they are to an animal of prey like him, showing he's dangerous. The diegetic sound of the eagle also supports this theory as it's almost like it's symbolising what he is like. The other thing his arms make him look like is almost a Christ figure on a cross, and he helps the world, just like the idea of Christ did.
Throughout the intro until he uses the sunglasses, he doesn't say a word. This is done to make him look more and more mysterious. As he jumps onto another rock, the shot goes into slow motion to make the audience worry for a bit longer, just to make sure he will be okay. As the scene goes on, the music gets louder and much faster, this again, is used to intensify the situation.
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