Gladiator.

In the first shot of the film, it shows us an extreme close up on a man's left hand, it then focuses in on the wedding ring he is wearing. His hand is gently touching the top of the wheat in the field he is walking through. The haunting music leads the audience to believe he could be in heaven, or in a dream

The shot after that is a medium close up of a roman general. He face is looking at the ground and the music changes to a darker tone. He then looks up and sees a robin on a dead branch of a tree. He goes to turn away, but looks back at the robin as it flies off. He smirks to himself as if he is saying the robin is lucky and that it can just fly away from the battle and he is stuck there in the fight yet to come.

It then goes into a establishing shot, giving us a view of the roman army, showing us they are ready to fight and well organised. The music picks up and sounds more heroic, making us believe the romans are the heroes in this fight, even though they are the invaders.

The next shot is a close up of an elderly man’s face, he is wearing more elegant clothing and robes, showing us he is more important than the normal troops. His expression is one of worry. This could make the audience think he does not believe they may win this fight.

When the general is addressing his troops who are hidden in the woods, he gives a speech to keep up their moral, he says “and if you find yourselves alone, in green fields with the sun on your face, then you are in Elysium and you are already dead” The men laugh at this. It is a form of very black humor and because of this it raises moral. This is shot, with a wide establishing shot, within a dense woodland, but with light beaming in through the trees. This brings back the feeling of heaven and hell, making the audience believe that there is a light at the end of this battle. 

As the romans start the attack, the music lifts again, making feel as if they are the heroes. The music reminds us of pirates of the Caribbean because of it up beat and energetic tune. Tis makes the audience think that the romans are coming to the rescue and that the barbarians are the villains.

At the end of the battle, the music slows down and it goes into slow motion. This makes us feel as if we are there, and we had just won the battle. It then goes to the elderly man again and he takes a deep sigh. This leads us to think that he is happy it has all ended now, and after 12 years of fighting, everything will be peaceful.