What happens? The sequence focuses on all the characters and cuts between them with .... editing. The characters names are introduced through the credits. The tempo if the introduction is fast, indicating to the audience what the rest of the films tempo will be like. The fast cuts and aggressive nature of the characters builds tension. The themes shown in the opening scenes convey a theme of greed, gambling, violence and anger, a theme which runs throughout the rest of the film. I wanted my opening sequence to match the tempo and have all the themes conveyed throughout.
How is it similar? The genre of the film is crime-comedy, similar to my film. Different characters are introduced at a fast pace, with each of the characters being in different surroundings. The cuts are fast, which build suspense and tension and bring the reader in, as well as show the characters to be interesting. One of the characters introduced in my opening sequence, 'Brick Top' was an inspiration for the character of 'Big Jon'. In the opening Brick Top shows his authority and his violence is shown immediately, as the first thing that the audience can see is him hitting someone with a hammer. Immediately after seeing this the viewer is shocked and it can be seen that the character of Brick Top has authority. I tried to do show the authority of 'Big Jon' by making him boss a minor character around, again to show that he has dominance.
The Godfather
What happens? In the opening scene the character of 'Vito Corleone', the Godfather, is introduced as well as Amerigo Bonasera. Bonasera, a minor character in the film, is pleading to Corleone for him to do him a favor. After begging, Don Corleone agrees to help Bonasera with his problem regarding two men who were not punished for a crime they committed.
How is it similar? Through the use of dialogue and close ups in the shots, Corleone is shown to have a great presence of authority, I tried to replicate this with the character of 'Big Jon'. For example I have shown the character 'Big Jon' to have authority over all of the characters by close ups and the reaction of characters towards him, however the character 'Big Jon' is less patient and more aggressive than the character of Don Corleone.
The Dark Knight
What happens? The opening sequence starts off at a fast pace and is filled with action, the scene is a bank heist. Throughout the opening sequences there are many unexpected deaths and a plot twist at the end. These unexpected deaths and plot twists unnerve the audience and leave them in anticipation of what will happen and draws the viewer by the suspense throughout the rest of the film. A theme of hierarchy and loyalty are shown by the betrayals and backstabbing, which occur commonly in the sequence, which lead to the audience doubting all of the characters loyalty for the remainder of the film.
How is it similar? Both sequences introduce characters who are partaking in criminal activities and contain a plot twist in the end. However in this sequence more action takes place and characters are killed off throughout the opening sequence, again mirroring the film; the more the film progresses the more deaths there are. A theme of hierarchy and loyalty are shown in this sequence as are shown in our opening sequence.
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