Superhero Film Genres: 

The Flash:

For the flash we analyze the genre and category that it fits under, for this particular film I would definitely say that this film fits the sci-fi and fantasy genre. My reason for this is because the film opening instantly sets the scene with some kind of human being that is flashing in neon colors through the city, it's not a documentary because this would not happen in reality and therefore is a fantasy film.

In this opening scene there is a narrative of the flash talking to the audience about his life ,
you can then tell from the flashback scene that the film is about the young boys life , this then sets the scene for what the film/program is about. The scene can also be set by the location that the first scene is produced in, the opening scene cuts straight to a city, which instantly provokes a sense of reality to this fantasy film.

                                                   

The characters in this first scene are presented as very vonrable and need protecting from bullies and from the world, however it's very contradictory as you later find out one of the characters that needed protecting the most became the protector of a whole city.

There is no narration in this first scene so the whole context of the opening of the film is set by things such as, characters, location, time and camera angles, all of these things help to set the tone of the film, including filters that create a hazed effect on scenes to give an illusion of a flashback.

The editor of this film has used lots of editing such as the lighting streaks behind the man running at super sonic speed, these effects are all used to create the sci-fi/ fantasy.

Avengers 2:

For Avengers 2 we can see from this opening scene that this film hybrid genre sci-fi/fantasy/action film.  Avengers 2 cuts straight into the middle of the action as we see our heros fighting the villains, by starting this film we are given an insight into what each superheroes powers and personalities are, we will also be given a foundation of what they are fighting for and who they are fighting

 This creates a story line of what the film is about. This scene for a few minutes is taken in one cut, and creates a panoramic view of the fight scene. This scene is a rather long opening scene but this creates a more detailed storyline to follow, as superhero films can get very complex.

We see that some characters are just very good at fighting and they have specific weapons such as 'the black widow ' , and then we have other characters such as the 'Hulk'  who has become mutated from scientific reason, and lastly we have the characters such as 'Thor' who potentially is an alien from another universe. So in one scene we get to see that there are a few different genres of sci-fi and fantasy characters in this film.

Thor:

The opening scene for Thor is the same si-if genre as the other films above, however it starts in a more mystical way, as it doesn't start in a city or a place on earth, it seems to start on another planet, amidst a war. This scene uses lots of special effects to creat supernatural powers. 

During this opening scene you develope an idea of what is happening and the storyline starts to unravel, main characters are revealed.

Thor starts in a less action packed way, the scene starts in a very magical and calm way, this may be due to the blue "lights", which creates a cool tone to the scene. The film opening is almost creepy and eery.

The editing cuts are a mixture of slow and fast, the beginning starts very  slowly as it zooms into the land of Jotunheim in darkness surrouned by mist. The next scene starts to speed up as the war begings creating an intensity of the scene.