The opening scene has many things within it that an opening scene should have, these include:
- It creates enigmas such as, what is on the roof of the house and also what is coming down the chimney, although these are answered within the same scene but then more enigmas are raised such as why is Santa killing this family since he is meant to be a peaceful and friendly character.
- It grabs your attention as it is action packed and also has the comedy aspect to it such as the contrapuntal music because it shows people dieing but there is a jolly aspect of the Christmas song it also makes us want to see more. This Christmas song could be a inter textual to other Christmas films such as home alone.
- We are introduced to the main character which is santa, this is because we would be following him throughout the movie.
- It also introduces the genre of the film as it is a hybrid genre because it has the killing part of the movie and also the comedy features within the music.
- It establishes the place and time as it is at christmas time and also is based within some houses.
- It sets up audiences expectations by jumping straight into the killing of a family.
Ashley
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