Shot size and angle refer to how close or far away the camera is from the subject. Camera movement, quite obviously, refers to how the camera moves.
Examples of this are found everywhere, but especially in the extreme close up of the badge, and then the zooming out to show the scene, in a medium shot of Edward making tea, showing that his life is plain and uneventful now that his superhero days are over.
Another example of this is when the intruder and Edward are fighting, the camera switches between an
establishing shot of the battle and a close up of Edwards face as he is being punched in slowmotion, then back to the establishing shot to continue the action.
The slowmotion and the closeup is used to show that even though Edward is obviously well trained, he is severly taking a beating, and the very detailed shot of this punch accentuates the entire idea of Edward not being as young as he used to be, and that he is not ready for such a fight, as it has been years since his last "mission".
The zooming in and out of the badge is used as a wipe to change scenes, as it is used later on to bring us back into the film after the title sequence/montage, but it also places a large amount of emphisis onto that particular symbol, with it's repeated appearances throughout the film.
Good start: since you have suggested that the camera shots put emphasis on the symbol, explain why this symbol is important to the film as a whole? WHat does it mean? Why has the director highlighted it with the camera shots? Why do the camera shots change throughout the opening? How do these camera shots comment on the action and suggest the larger ideas and context of this film?
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