The opening scene of Mission Impossible 2 opens with a aerial forward tracking shot of the canyon way up high going straight onto Tom Cruise to instantly introduce the mood of the film, and the thrill that will occur throughout. The sound of the wind and the birds compliments sound as it adds the realism to the shot, and reaches out to the audience and shows them the danger.
A high angle shot is used to show the danger of the nature over Ethan, but Ethan has his arms off the rocks and his keeping himself up by his knees against the rocks, this shows that his character really has no fear and shows that he get's adrenaline from danger.
Another high angle shot was used to emphasis the danger that the character in, on top of the slow motion used to keep the audience on the edge of their seat's and to make them feel the danger that Ethan would have felt during the jump. The height of the shot also shows the dominance of the Canyon, that there is no way that Ethan will be able to take it down, but the Canyon could easily take Ethan down if he was to slip.
The producers also used iconography to show power and danger within Ethan (Tom Cruise) and the setting. For example when Ethan had to decide whether to make a leap of faith down to one of the parts of the Canyon to continue his dangerous climb, when he lands he slips and falls off but keeps himself hanging by both of his hands, but facing out in a 'Jesus' position, the producers did this to show his 'Immunity' and personality, as Jesus saved people it tells the audience that this is what will occur in the movie.
A close up shot is used when Ethan throws the glasses after listening to the mission as they are self-destructing, this shows the audience Ethan's rebelliousness as he is not afraid of the explosion, he keeps a straight face which again tells the audience more about his character and the theme of the film.
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