Opening up to Adventure

   The opening of the film is one of the most crucial points of the movie if you ask me. Those few minutes need to be influential towards the target audience because if not, well, they will not be staying to finish the film. Adventure is a tricky genre because it plays out into other genres so there is no set way of opening these types of films. Majority of the time, the main characters are introduced but sometimes the conflict or tone is depicted instead.

Miss Congeniality Opening

   The purpose of opening for Miss Congeniality is character development and background. It shows Gracie Hart in a school playground standing up to a bully with the use of violence. The way she holds her posture and confronts the bully shows she is confident with who she is and not afraid to back down.At first, it is understandable seeing that she is defending the guy she likes, but once the guy turns back to insult her helping him, she uses her violence towards him. The mise-en-scenes elements in this scene to describe her is with a tom boy look with two braids and a red shirt while the other females wore more lighter colors such as light pink and light blue. She is also reading a book rather than playing with her classmates which shows she likes to keep to herself and her hobby is reading. This portion of character development of her younger self is transitioned to an older version of herself also reading a book, two braids and dressed tom boy like. The development of character creates a connection with the viewer to have a greater understanding of her and her actions. It encourages the viewers to indulge on a journey with her and see her develop her feminine side and personality.

Bad Boys Opening

  Bad Boys opens to introduce the relationship between Detectives Lowrey and Burnett which shows they do not see eye to eye often. It also introduces the action portion of the film with the long shot of the car driving with fast editing. The opening sets a tone for the rest of the movie as well, to be filled with action and comedy as well as embarking on an adventure as Detectives. It introduces Lowrey and Burnett as Detectives towards the end of the scene as detectives. As they bicker, they are able to fight and arrest the criminals attempting to steal Lowrey's expensive car. Through the further use of mise-en-scene and the dialogue, we are able to tell that Lowrey comes from money with his sunglasses and car while Burnett complains he doesn't while eating take-out food. Of course, this introduces a conflict (not the main conflict, the case) between the characters because they have major differences about their lives and perspectives.

Avenger Infinity Wars Opening

   Avenger Infinity Wars opens with a setting of Thano's ships, presenting the conflict. The mood is dark and gloomy through the use of darkening the scene with mainly black, dark blue and purple hues. The light that is shown at the start is from the fire in the corner of the frame which indicates a conflict and chaos. Thano's is originally shown as a silhouette, so the teenage and adult viewers only hear his voice and see his figure. As he walks forward with Thor in his hand, we are shown his face and Gauntlet. There is only one stone on it with missing wholes presented on it, indicating his goal is to find the rest of them. The bodies and fire predicted shows that he will do whatever it takes to get what he wants, giving off some information about him. The purpose of this opening is to present the conflict at the beginning with one of the Marvel known characters, Thor, to create a connection to the viewers. It encourages them to continue to see if he survives and if he seeks revenge.

Jurassic Park Opening

  The purpose for this opening is to introduce the main conflict of the story line while introducing a continuous tone. It begins with dark music and sounds to elaborate on the dark tone presented, causing the viewers to be engulfed immediately on what is about to happen. The ruffling of leaves and roars adds to this effect as well. Throughout the scene, darker colors and shades are displayed to create an eerie feeling, leading to the conflict which is not explicitly presented. Since the audience is unaware of what remains within the box, the sounds are enhanced along with other visuals. Every person on sight contains a weapon, indicating the creature is dangerous. This is later validated when the gatekeeper is taken into the cage and unable to be saved. There are points where the point of view is switched to the creature, showing some of the workers scared as they look at it and its "roaring" sound is heard. There is a close up ending the scene with the yellow eye of the creature and shifting to the eye of the person giving the orders. This gives the audience a glimpse of the dinosaur, the main conflict, and its capabilities. It convinces the teenage and adult viewers to continue watching to know what other creatures there are and how they are stopped.