analysis to opening sequence of a thriller, kingsman, the secret service

7/25/2019 Analysis to Opening Sequence of a Thriller, Kingsman, The Secret Service

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Analysis toOpening Sequence

of a Thriller.

Thriller Film:Kingsman: The

Secret Service (20!"

Aidan Bradsh


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#nformation on $Kingsman: The Secret Service%(20!")

&erti'cate age: 15

ength:2h 9min

)elease *ate: 29 January 2015 (UK)

+lot: A spy organization reruits an unre!ned" #ut

promising street $id into the ageny%s u&tra'ompetitietraining program" ust as a g&o#a& threat emerges *rom atwisted teh genius+

,irector: ,atthew -aughn" he is an .ng&ish !&m produerand diretor+ Born in ,arh /" 19/1 (aged 5) in ondon"

.ng&and" UK+ e is $nown *or produing suh !&ms as o$"3to$ and 4wo 3mo$ing Barre&s (199) and 3nath+ (2000)and *or direting the rime thri&&er" ayer 6a$e (200)" the*antasy epi" 3tardust (200/)" the superhero omedy" Ki$'Ass (2010)" and the superhero !&m" 7',en: 8irst 6&ass

(2011)+ -enre:


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0.1s 4he third sene is a omp&ete ontrast

towards the preious two senes" it isnot animated #ut in rea& &i*e" it zoomsout o* an etreme &ose up on thestereo to ree& a sma&& snippet o* the

#a$ground surrounding it+ 4he #a$ground shows that this sene

is set in a dessert'&i$e area &i$e themidd&e east" the sand #ags suggestthat it ou&d #e a war area+ 4his anma$e the audiene *ee& more

om*orta#&e as they are !na&&y in asetting rather than the preioussenes" howeer it an ma$e them*ee& unom*orta#&e and sared as thesetting &oo$s dangerous+

4he su#tit&es at the #ottom show thedate and &oation o* the sene" this

gies the iewer #asi in*ormationa#out the setting+

minute 02secon*s As the amera zooms out *urther

two haraters are reea&ed" they

&oo$ midd&e eastern and wearingwar'&i$e &othes+ 4he #oth &oo$re&aed" this is shown #y #othharaters #y sitting down ausa&&yand with one smo$ing a igarette"this an ma$e the audiene *ee&re&aed as it doesn?t &oo$ &i$e

anything #ad is going to happen+ @ne o* the haraters is asua&&y

ho&ding an C" #y seeing this anautomatia&&y ma$e the iewer onunom*orta#&e as it is not norma& tohae an C and de!ant&y not #y

ust asua&&y sitting down with one+ ;n the *ar #a$ground there &oo$s to

#e a he&io ter D in towards the


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minute secon*s Fhen the he&iopter Dy%s &oser into the

shot there appears to #e two peop&ehanging down *rom it" this ma$es theiewer *ee& on edge as they $nowsomething #ad is going to happen" when

the perious two haraters notie thehe&iopter approahing them they umpup and attempt to shoot it down" thehe&iopter peop&e shoots one #u&&et eahand $i&&s #oth haraters+

4his shows the ontrast #etween the

haraters and an te&& the iewer thatthey are the more superior peop&e andan a&so show that they wi&& #e the main*ous in the !&mminute secon*s

4he he&iopter arries on Dying oer thesene &i$e nothing has happened" themusi #egins to speed up and #ui&d up

to the horus whih an a&most gie asigh o* re&iee to the iewer as they!nd out that the he&iopter *eatures theGgood guysH+

;t an a&so ma$e the audiene *ee&tense a#out what is going to happen as

the musi is #ui&ding up rea&&y *atsompared to the s&ow re&aing musi


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minuite !3secon*s 4he 8ous is p&aed on the entra& harater who appears to #e

tied up+ e is represented in suh a that it is &ear to theaudiene that he may #e the i&&ain+

4he use o* &ow $ey &ighting has onnotations to ei&" mysteryand a possi#&e threat whih this sene is ausing+ 4his *o&&owsthe thri&&er onention o* disp&aying i&&ains in a dar$ &ighting


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OF O+56#6-

S57856&5 4hrough the entirety o* the openingseuene" @ne &oation has #een *u&&yesta#&ished" whih we are a#&e to

reognised &ear&y as #eing one o* thei&&ains sa*e houses + 4his an #e &ear&yseen through the desert enironment+

As a who&e the opening seuene in myopinion has #een suess*u& inhigh&ighting $ey onentions o* a thri&&er+

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