Analysis of Wonder Woman trailer (Action)

Analysis of Wonder Woman trailer

The beginning of the trailer for Wonder Woman (WW) begins with a short montage of various clips, all demonstrating staples to the action genre including: explosions, combat and loud music. These clearly demonstrate the genre as being action, due to them being staples of the genre (as I mentioned). The loud music eventually settles down after the title of the film is shown, but a little while later, once a backstory for the main character is set, it begins again - as do the explosions and combat. This shows that while there is a story, the main reason that people watch action films (for the action) is highly prevalent throughout the film. This is very similar to the trailer for Overdrive; the trailer begins with a bit of action, it later begins to explain the basic idea of the main characters and story which is followed by a lot of action.

There is also a bit of comedy in the trailer, where the man is introducing Diana to someone, and she begins to proclaim she is "Diana, Princess of..." before she is cut off by the man who says her name is "Diana Prince". This comedy may attract an audience as it shows that whilst the film is meant to be serious, it is not always serious throughout the film which may prevent it from becoming too boring for some people.

The main character is Diana (Wonder Woman), this is an extreme counter-type as in nearly all cases, men take the lead role in action films due to their target audience mainly being adult males and therefore being a more relatable character. Diana is also a counter-type as she is shown to be strong and independent whereas woman are stereotypically shown to be the opposite and in action films take the role of the one who needs to be saved. The fact that the main character is not a man will likely attract a larger female audience as it shows woman are just as capable as men.

As I previously mentioned, the music slows down after the beginning montage but later picks up again, this could be a reflection of the film showing that the start of the film begins quite calm but a conflict arises in which Diana is needed and it results in a lot of action.