I chose a few camera angles to comment in the 2011 movie "Battle: Los Angeles" because it is one of my favorite action sci-fi film. The movie is about a Marine staff sergeant and his platoon who are deployed to Los Angeles after aliens land off the coast of the city. The movie follows the platoon as they move through the city to discover a way to defeat the aliens.
This scene occurs at the beginning of the movie when the aliens have already begun invading Los Angeles. The first camera angle is a top shot, showing the aftermath of the alien's beach landing. The second camera angle is an extreme wide shot of the destruction of Los Angeles. The third camera shot is a bird's eye view of Los Angeles, which is the scene before the platoon actually arrives in Los Angeles.
The next scene takes place midway through the movie. In the scene, the platoon is pinned down because of a group of aliens and their cannon. The character in this scene, Lieutenant Martinez, sacrifices himself to protect his fellow soldiers. This medium shot shows Lieutenant Martinez's final moments before he dies.
This medium shot of the remaining platoon members takes place near the closing act of the movie, where the platoon discovers that they need to destroy an alien command center. This medium shot shows the closeness of the platoon as they all agree to risk their lives to destroy the command center.
This full shot of the platoon is at the end of the movie after the platoon has destroyed the alien command center. The platoon rearms themselves in order to enter the city of Los Angeles again to regain control of the city.
The movie ends with a very wide shot of the now destroyed city of Los Angeles and helicopters returning back to the city to fight the aliens.
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