- Delicatessen (dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 1991)
the Title of the movie appears and it credits all the people who worked on set. the films genre is conveyed by how they set out all the credits on various bits of clothing and reflections in the mirror, and the bright lighting shows its probably a more upbeat movie rather than a horror. there is a piano playing a steady tune throughout and a clarinet adding some beat to it. this opening scene wants to make us carry on watching because of the use of the butcher trying to hit a person hiding in a bin, and by the close up we get of him we can see the butcher is rather happy about, with an evil smile.
- To Kill A Mockingbird ( dir. Robert Mulligan,1962)
the movie credits all the actors over clips of ordinary things like a whistle and a pocket watch, and a box with crayons in that the girl is using to draw pictures while she hums along, the title of the movie is revealed by the young girl drawing over it. The genre of the movie is presented by the use of the sound of stringed instruments and a piano and the young girl humming and the ordinary things out of a box, this suggests that is going to be more of a family movie or about a family. this makes the audience want to keep watching because it seems like a happy movie watching a family.
You notice the evil smile of the butcher: it is a black comedy, so dark themes, but dealt with in a comedic way.
ReplyDeleteThe second film is in fact a 'coming of age' film and isn't scary although it deals with some sadness. In the film, the child Scout gradually learns what her father means by saying 'It's a sin to kill a mockingbird...'