I have recently watched the opening of the film Reservoir Dogs (1992) in order to study film openings from different genres as research for my own film opening. The Genre of the film was Thriller. The unclear opening scene of the film served as a puzzling hook to the viewer, which would make them question things from the film’s start. This sets the viewer up to question things that will arise throughout the film.
The Narrative of the film unclear as a group of men were shown walking down the road; but not much else was given away. I think that the underline plot of the film will involve the men shown in the opening causing trouble throughout the film, as they were built up in the opening scene to seem quite intimidating.
The characters in the opening of the film all seemed to be gangsters, which make the audience think about themes such as “crime” and “gangs” being important later in the films plot. There was also a man shown wearing a blue shirt, which made him stand out from the rest. This made him appear to be the odd one out and gives the audience the impression that his character will be one of humour throughout the narrative of the film. The characters shown in the opening scene made it clear to the audience just who the film was aimed at (lovers of thrillers and gangster movies.)
The retro music played as the film’s opening soundtrack indicated that it was set in the past (1980s maybe) and gave a cool atmosphere to the film. The film’s opening was quite distinct, meaning that audiences would relate that soundtrack to the film.
Below is a clip from the film:
NOTE: THE SECTION I ANALYSED WAS BETWEEN 7:35 AND 8:59
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