Film Opening Research #2 - 2 Fast 2 Furious
How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film? The title shown in the opening of the movie is the “Universal” logo. What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? - Lifted trucks, led on a car, people sectioning of streets, cars lined up along the street, people on dirt bikes, and loud cars. What connotations do the images carry? - All these images together allow the audience to understand that we are about to see illegal street racing. How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset? - The action genre is reinforced when we see all these cars pull up to a line revving their cars ready to race. The sound of all the cars revving, the music blaring, and the women cheering all add to the feeling of an intense race that’s about to happen. The lighting is dark and there are lights on from the Leds on a car and the streetlights, this adds to the feel...