What is the function of a film opening. What
does it do?
The opening of the film is used as an
introduction to the history of a main protagonist and shows the emotional
background to their life to give the viewer some information and knowledge of
the character and their life before the events of the film. It also shows the
possible traumatic events that could lead to the development of their
powers/mutations, for example the long shots of the people walking shows the
scale of the event and how many people it affected, which also makes the
character seem more unique and special as he is the only one who clearly has
different abilities. The colouring of the film is washed out which suggests
that it is a different time zone, which gives the film more depth and more
exciting for the viewer. Also the diegetic sound of the rain makes the opening
more authentic but also create a miserable tone, which could reflect in some
elements in the rest of the film and evoke emotion in the viewer. The opening
of the film is also used to link to the theme of the entire film, about being
different as the Holocaust punished people for being different and the opening
is not typical of the genre of the film as the genre is fantasy/sci-fi and so a
war themed opening is atypical as it does not seem to relate to the genre.
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