How is suspense created in the film you watched in class?

Collateral is about a cab driver finding himself the hostage of an engaging contract killer as he makes his rounds from hit to hit during one night in the city of LA he must find a way to save himself and one last victim.


Collateral is an action based crime Thriller, the opening clip is set in an airport where a close up is taken of Tom Crusie's face represntaing that he is the main character.
Tom Cruise walks through the airpot at a slow pace in a grey suit, tinited shades and a brief case indicating he is of high importance and showing he is chilled and cool.
However the other man has fast pace footsteps showong the auidence that he is in a rush and wants to get to hid destination as quick as possiable, showing binary oppositions with non-digetic sound of a fast pace drum beat creating suspense and anxiety as it indicates to the auidence that something is going to haoppen.
When they finially meet eachother there is a match cut on the bag swap again creating suspense making the audience get really into the film wondering whats in the bag was it performed by perpose or was it a set up this now draws the audience into the film.
There is a over the shoulder shot of Tom Crusie allowing the audience to see from his perspective making it a very suspensful momenet because the auidence have not been introuced to the characters and are left wondering what is going to happen.