Action
Action films tend to include action sequences at the beginning in order to build tension or excite the audience - generating interest to watch. Action films contain many tropes too such as one liners, the protagonist walking away from an explosion slowly, sexual scenes/seduction, explosions and fast chases (by foot or car); the openings don't necessarily have any importance on the plot, in movies such as James Bond we see Bond completing one mission before actually focusing on the mission that the movie is about. The openings are typically used for getting the audience immersed or in order to introduce characters.
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Here we see the distributor logo followed by the production studio, adhering to the conventional features of a movie opening sequence. We also see a gradual zoom - used as an establishing shot - which is broken up by quick/short shots of the car, bullets/guns and the eyes of the protagonist. The music at the beginning is also a slow instrumental which fits the establishing shot, making the scene seem peaceful. However, the long shot is interrupted by the small clips which increase the pace and tension; finally it is revealed that James Bond is in the middle of a mission - a chase scene. The music cuts out as the scene starts, focusing on ambient sound to immerse the viewers: gunfire, car engines, crash noises.The sound effects even become muffled after James has a particularly bad crash, this leads in to the new music fading in - which is more dramatic, being quite 'jumpy and reaching a crescendo before James eliminates the final enemies. In doing this we see the scenes' tension accentuated by the music, which reflect what is occurring; another point is that the original music is interrupted by the chase scene, making the action stand out as it stops the incidental music and introduces a tense and fast-paced action sequence.
The mise-en-scene indicates that there are a few local police officers that are chasing Bond, however they are no match for the 'villains' and are quickly dispatched. This could suggest a degree of incompetence on their behalf, given that they were unable to subdue the criminals; the stereotype of the police is that they are typically lazy/incompetent, usually arriving late or after the damage has already been done. Here we see the officers respond to the situation very quickly however they are killed/injured during Bond's escape - as suggested by the devastating crash that their car endured. Their actions contrast to Bond's in the sense that he is able to escape and complete his task (mostly unscathed). Perhaps suggesting that the police are inferior to spies, in terms of catching/dispatching of criminals.
The opening finishes as he finishes his mission, followed by the iconic James Bond theme - the use of which interludes to the opening song, which includes the appropriate credits in the traditional order. The use of the James Bond theme is so iconic that it prepares the audience for the action that is suspected of a James Bond film, given that he is a spy. It's a good opening in the sense that it helps to set the overall pace of the film, including many conventions of the action genre: there is an intense car chase, lots of debris from car crashes (on-par with explosions to a degree), and follow up the end of one of James Bond's missions.
Romance
Romance films seem to include the same formula of [boy] meets [girl] and somehow is forced to win her back - finishing with a kiss or happy ending. However, there are romance films that filter into comedy, action and horror; the genre usually contains sexually-explicit scenes or jokes/references. Another common note is the use of symbolism through colours, such as red, due to its connotations of love and desire. This is evident from the DVD covers in most cases, such as Love Actually.
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In the Princess Bride opening scene, we see the distribution and production logos feature in the traditional order followed by the title however we don't see any other credits, instead we see the movie begin as soon as possible. The scene opens with a child coughing, introducing one of the characters. Mise-en-scene establishes that the coughing child is ill and that the movie, or at least his portion of the film, occurs in the 80s as shown by the clothes and the video game used at the beginning; the room is littered with toys and junk food - indicating that it is a child's room - and that the child is ill as the room is messy and the child is in bed (the dialogue exchange also confirms this). The movie begins with a light-hearted approach, with the grandfather reading a book in order to make the child feel better: the narration by the grandfather over the scenes of the book then become the main focus of the film, the story appearing to be a 'cheesy' or stereotypical romance. This is exaggerated to the extent that it is almost a parody, it appears to be used for comedic effect - given that the boy doesn't enjoy the aspect of it being a 'kissing book'.
The characters in the book - Wesley and Buttercup - continuously gaze at one another and Wesley repeats the phrase "As you wish", which is apparently his way of saying "I love you". The slow music helps indicate the romantic aspect of the film, it is calm and uplifting in an effort to get the audience to hope the two "live happily ever after". The use of long duration shots slows the pace of the film and also indicates the 'loving gazes' of the two characters; there appears to be very little use of red, which usually symbolises love, however there is a shot of the two silhouetted in the sunset, kissing each other. This does adhere to the conventions discussed prior, to a degree, as boy and girl do meet and fall in love although they do kiss prior to the end.
In terms of how people are represented, we clearly see both the young and old stereotyped. The young boy's room indicates his interests but they are notably modern (at the time) in contrast to his grandfather's interests - i.e. books. There is a clear divide in terms of what each age group deems entertaining and we can clearly see the boy become exasperated and bored at the aspect of adult themes - such as romance - in the book; the grandfather even talks about how he "didn't have TV" but instead he had books. The old are typically presented as 'boring' or unable to adjust to modern technology/disapproving of it, meanwhile the young seem to have a lack of interest in older objects as they are (again) 'boring' or inferior forms of entertainment; the disconnection between the two at the beginning is shown by the boy's lack of interest, through his mocking demeanour/dialogue and his bored facial expressions - the grandfather clearly disregarding this and proceeding to read the story as a tradition, having read it to his own son when he was ill.
The opening is clearly useful in giving exposition on the events within the book and even introduces characters that can comment on the events, in order to connect with the audience and provide comic relief, however it doesn't necessarily credit the appropriate people involved. This may be in order to better immerse the audience or simply allow more focus on the plot.
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