Looper opening sequenece analysis

The opening sequence in Looper only consists of two shots. One short extreme close up and on long shot which starts as a close up and finishes as a medium long shot. The opening sequence starts with an extreme close up of a man opening his pocket watch. The is very interesting shot because it tells the audience e that this character is waiting for something which builds tension between the spectator and the film, it also seems very strange to the spectator as he is using a pocket watch which would be condisered a bit old fashioned in the present and we already know that this film was set in the future. After this shot the scene cuts to a close up of the protagonist. It looks fairly dark in this shot and as the camera moves to the left of him we can see more of the sky over the cornfields and we can see that it is dusk. The protagonist is listening to a French language lesson through his wireless headphones. At first this may seem like a very strange scene to the spectator as it shows a man sitting in the middle of a cornfield learning French, however this information makes more sense as the film continues. As camera moves to the left of the protagonist it zooms movest backward which gives a medium long shot from behind. When the camera moves it is revealed to the spectator that the protagonist is facing a pice of light blue tarpaulin which is on the ground weighed down by some dirt in the corners. The protagonist checks his watch again which makes the audience think that whatever he is waiting for must be about to happen. The protagonist stands up after checking his watch. He takes his earphones out and it is revealed to us that he is holding a gun. He points the gun towards the tarpaulin which may seem quite strange to the spectator as there is nothing to shoot. A man suddenly appears on the tarpaulin kneeling with his hands behind his back and a bag over his head. The man is instantly shot by the protagonist and his body fly backwards because of the force from the shot. The opening sequence ends here when the title of the film comes on the screen.