Sunday, 29 September 2013

Opening sequence analysis 2 - Sexy Beast.

The second opening sequence we analysed was sexy beast starring Sir Ben Kingsley.

The scene depicts a man lying in the sun in an expensive looking holiday home, with a large pool and a pool boy to clean it. He comes across as someone who has made their money in an un-honest way as he seems arrogant and doesn't act like the average rich man by the way he talks and acts.

The music played is upbeat and gives a sense of humour to the scene as it is ironic that the title is sexy beast and the music links to this title but however, the man in the scene does not fit the image. There is also a shot of a woman driving to what i assume is his house, which makes him seem to be a rich man who is a womaniser, although this could be his wife, but that conclusion doesn't fit him very well given the way he is presented.

The way that he talks to the pool boy also makes him come across as arrogant, and the way he lies down and relaxes while this young boy does all of his work for him. Finally, the that boulder rolls down the hill and almost hits him, can bee seen as a way of saying he is a bad person as it almost strikes him but it just misses him, which could be saying that he is always in trouble but manages to get out of it, which furthers the fact that he probably made his money working in a dodgy line of work.

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