Genre Analysis
Rush
The opening scene for Rush has many conventions to show the audience its an motor-sport action adventure film. It does this through the narrative, iconography (props, costumes etc), character (star system) and the locations.
Narrative
The opening scene starts with a shot of the clouds and a extreme close up of someone's eyes. The audience then get the first clue that this is an action adventure car film. There are a sequence of shots of race cars on a track. During these shot the audience are shown two men,which we are lead to believe there is a rivalry between them. The audience also get the idea that these two characters will one be the main two characters of the film and that they are both very different. One driver is fully focused on his car and the race he is about to do where as the other is more happy with the attention he gets from the attractive girls. During this there is a voice over done by one of the two drivers describing racing and why people put there lives at risk to do it. The drivers then have to decide to use slicks tyre's or wet weather tyre's. The two rivalry drivers do the same as each-other, after this the race begins.
Iconography - props
Normally in any classic or motor-sport action adventure film there is some kind of weapons, either being guns or knifes. However, in this film they could be using the cars as their weapons.
Iconography - costumes
In this film, they follow the classic motor sport costumes. This is either being race gear or casual outfits and straight in this opening scene you are shown the two main characters in this race gear with their stock characters in the casual gear.
Characters (Star System)
Straight away the audience are shown the two main characters of the film but not yet who is the antagonist and who is the protagonist. But we do know there is a rivalry between them. The audience is also shown some stock characters so one of the drivers girl friends and the other co-worker. The film also uses the star system which is where actor and actresses are used for certain film genres. In this film you have two characters Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Gonzalez are mostly known for some action adventure films which could be the reasons why people want to watch the films as they have seen these actors in this genre of film before so know he or she should be good again.
Locations
Normally motor sport action adventure films are the first key clues for the audiences to see what the genre of film is. Most motor-sport action adventure films are set either on a well known race track or well known city. This film fits exactly into this as the first scene starts on a world know race track.
Iconography - props
Normally in any classic or motor-sport action adventure film there is some kind of weapons, either being guns or knifes. However, in this film they could be using the cars as their weapons.
Iconography - costumes
In this film, they follow the classic motor sport costumes. This is either being race gear or casual outfits and straight in this opening scene you are shown the two main characters in this race gear with their stock characters in the casual gear.
Characters (Star System)
Straight away the audience are shown the two main characters of the film but not yet who is the antagonist and who is the protagonist. But we do know there is a rivalry between them. The audience is also shown some stock characters so one of the drivers girl friends and the other co-worker. The film also uses the star system which is where actor and actresses are used for certain film genres. In this film you have two characters Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Gonzalez are mostly known for some action adventure films which could be the reasons why people want to watch the films as they have seen these actors in this genre of film before so know he or she should be good again.
Locations
Normally motor sport action adventure films are the first key clues for the audiences to see what the genre of film is. Most motor-sport action adventure films are set either on a well known race track or well known city. This film fits exactly into this as the first scene starts on a world know race track.
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