Analysis of film opening - My best friends wedding

Analysis of film opening - My best friends wedding

Genre

 

After watching this opening numerous times I have become aware that there are a couple of genres that can be found in this film opening. The first one is romance, there are a lot of generic conventions of this genre that ca be found in this clip, firstly the fact all the women are wearing wedding dresses and all have a bouquet of flowers connotes that this film could be a comedy. Also the use of the pink background also suggests that it could be a romantic genre.  The next genre is comedy, this is displayed through the diegetic dialogue as the characters constantly repeat the same words and after hearing it a lot it starts to become funny due to you starting to sing along as it is catchy.

Narrative

The narrative of this film could be that there is going to be a wedding due to the wedding dresses, bouquet of flowers etc. in addition to this, the fact she catches her own bouquet connotes more than one marriage/wedding from possibly the same character, which would create a twist within the film as she might marry more than once.

Character

From viewing the opening sequence I can tell there is four characters who are all dressed like they are going to a wedding either to get married or witness someone get married. They are seen to be getting married as they are all carrying a bouquet of flowers. The characters all seem to be rather calm and relaxed and all seem exactly the same, therefore I cannot tell the difference between each one as they all act the same.

Atmosphere

The atmosphere of this film opening Is rather calm and relaxed due to the relaxed, slow paced music that is being played throughout. Also the use of slow paced acting creates a calm atmosphere for the audience. Also throughout the whole clip all the characters have the same expression on their face and it does not change, the facial expression is a smiley/happy one, this suggest to the audience they are trying to build a romantic feel for the film which will attract a wide audience as many people like watching romantic films.

Themes

Furthermore, when watching this opening sequence a number of times, there are a couple of themes that can be drawn from it. The first one is romance; this is suggested through the use of wedding dresses, bouquet of flowers, pink backgrounds, the non-diegetic music and use of the titles. The titles are in the font used on a wedding invitation therefore this connotes that there is going to be a wedding and therefore links to the fact I suggested it could be a romance. The second theme is love, this is portrayed through the use of dialogue when the characters sing “all you got to do is hold him, kiss him, and squeeze him and love him”. The quotation shows that they are telling someone what they have to do in order for a man to love them. It could also suggest that because the women who looks like the one getting married is at the front it could suggest she is the one telling the other characters what they have to do in order for their man to love them the way her man loves her

Setting

The setting of this movie is in the USA and was filmed in various places in America. This is a good location as all the actors are from different place in America therefore it makes sense to film it there. In addition to this, it creates a homely affect for the people of America as everything about that movie is American making it realistic for the viewers.

Sound

The only sound that is heard is the use of the non-diegetic music that is played throughout the opening sequence, the music creates a calm and relaxed atmosphere for the audience. Also the use of the lyrics because they are linked to the theme love it creates a romantic feel.

Titles

The titles are good as they are consistent and are all the same size, font and colour. The production company logo is seen at the very beginning and the main characters names appear within 30 seconds. The font that is used is very clever as it is the type of font you see on a wedding invitation which links perfectly with the storyline which is where someone is getting married and the best friend of that person tries their best to stop the wedding as she actually loves the person her best friend is supposed to be marrying.

To conclude, I think this opening is very good as everything links together very well, for example the storyline, titles, music and characters all link to th