Bad Boys 2 is an action film firstly due to the fast expensive sport cars used, explosions made and finally due to having violence involved throughout the film. This then indicates well with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence image and props due to playing as cops throughout the film. There is vast amount of editing used throughout the trailer such as fast templ music which relates to the quick cuts used in the trailer in order to create tension and suspense for the audience. There is a lot of straight cuts used throughout the trailer, in order to show more clips to the audience in order for them to get a rough idea about the film. By using straight cuts could also be referred to as being a cliffhanger as in the trailer there are quick straight cuts involved which keeps the audiences attention as by seeing a one second cut does not give enough information towards the audience which means they will want to know what happens next. There are also scenes which continue without no cuts and effects which can inform the audience a bit more about the film as well as make it run more smoothly.
The mise en scene is set in different locations as there are scenes where Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are in the police station and there are also scenes in the trailer where they are fighting and shooting when outdoors as well as indoors. This connotes to the audience that there are many action scenes throughout the film due to also seeing many explosions and damaged vehicles which could create a lot of excitement towards the audience as they will want to know what happens next and if Will Smith and Martin lawrence catch the bad guys, and drug dealers or related to as so called 'gangsters'. There are a lot of props used throughout the trailer such as Will Smith and Martin Lawrence dressing up as cops as well as wearing normal clothes which could connote to the audience that they are playing as undercover cops in order to catch the drug dealers. When Will Smith is not dressed up as a cop you then are able to see a high status such as having expensive clothes due to wearing designer sunglasses as well as his ferrari sports car which is seen throughout the movie. this then connotes to the audeince that this is a hollywood movie due to being located in Miami as well as their high status such as expensive sports cars, big houses etc. There are a number of facial expressions used to connote to the audience how Will Smith and Martin Lawrence feel in different situations such as when they are fighting and shooting the bad guys and the expressions used are very concentrated on their target as Will Smith and Martin Lawrence want to defeat their enemys, which then creates a lot of tension towards the audience as they will be able to understand more clearly about the situations there in and how serious it is. The lighting used is chnaged throughout the trailer as when they are indoors it is normally dark which creates a lot of tension as well as enigma codes towards the audience as it s eems very mysterious. By having dark colours used creates a more evil and death scene as black is normally related to death and being evil etc. There is back lighting used in some scenes where Will Smith and Martin Lawrence looking twice as big due to their shadow as this makes the bad guys seem more afraid and frightened when seeing the larger shadows of the cops, this shows that the cops have a higher status and also has more power than the bad guys. This creates a lot of tension towards the audience due to seeing the larger shadows as they will want to know how they defeated them or killed them.
When cops are shown there is always a low angle shot used which means that the audience is always looking up towards the cops making them seem as if they have more power than the audience as well as the bad guys. There are close up shots used when Will Smith is shooting the bad guys which is just focusing on his face in order to interact well with the audience, in order to show how serious the actors are. There is tracking movement involved when Will Smith is driving his sports car at high speeds in order to keep up with his momentum. Tracking movement is used in order to follow all his moves made. This then makes the audience know how quick Will Smith is driving and also gives them a clearer image of the car as well as the scenery. There is non-digetic sound used throughout the trailer as there is music played over the production in order to show another side to the film which could be a comedy film due to the funny comments said by Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, this then can relate to the audience as they would have a different perspective to the film as they will also enjoy the film as well as being attracted to the action scenes.
