Battle Los Angeles . Jonathan Liebesman . PG-13 . 2011
Marine Staff Sergeant, Michael Nantz (Aaron Eckhart), is brought back into the marine core, from his job of training troops in Camp Pedelton, when a series of large meteorites crash down in the oceans near many major world cities. These meteorites turn out to be alien invasion crafts Sergeant Nantz must join forces with 2nd lieutenant Martinez (Ramon Rodriguez) and his platoon to reclaim Los Angeles.

Battle Los Angeles Trailer

This movie cuts the definition of a Dystopian movie a little close, but none the less it is a very good trailer. Battle LA most closely represents bureaucratic and post apocalyptic control. It is an example of post apocalyptic because during the alien apocalypse people who are found with the group of soldiers under Nantz believe that it is a better place, that they must stay with him because they will be safe. It is also an example of Bureaucratic control because everyone has turned to the US government for help, the government now has total control and is the last hope for survival.

The trailer itself was incredible, although the movie was okay, it used many different techniques that although they might not all be helpful for our video were very interesting to witness. The trailer begins with pictures of aliens that keep fading in and out, this puts the viewers mind in the right place. Then a very sad song fades in which slows down the pace of the viewers mind and hart so they can fully take in what they are watching. This is matched up with a lot of clips of death and escape. This is incontrast to the 1984 trailer which uses fast, loud music and many clips to overload the viewers sensory ability and beat the meaning into them, unlike this one which melts the meaning on to them. Both of these techniques seem very effective and are both worth thinking about adding into our trailers. Also A lot of the shots fade in and out. This is an effect that we should definitely add.