anaylisis of face off a thriller

We decided to watch and analyse the opening sequence of the film 'Face Off" to see what universal thriller conventions we could identify. this is what we found:



The opening sequence consists of an action sequence mixed with the titles, unlike films that have separate sequences like the James Bond films. In the sequence Nicolas Cage's character shoots John Travolta's character accidentally killing his son. The conventions we identified were the apparent good guy/bad guy theme. Also the dark lens filter creates a negative mood which is a fundamental convention within the thriller genre.
The slowed action sequence before the gun is fired accentuates the tension leading up the the gunshot. The gunshot is of course the point at which the tension is dispersed and transformed into an instant reaction of shock.
the other apparent convention we noticed was the presents of the flash back at the begining.