you dont mess with the zohan analysis

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You the don’t mess with the zohan analysis

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You the don’t mess with the zohan analysis

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Introduce the characters.In the film you don’t mess with the zohan, zohan the main character is introduced pretty much as soon as the film starts. He is shown In the opening sequence as well known or famous but we don’t find out why he is famous till a bit later on. In the opening sequence zohan is the only main character this can mean that he is the only main character and the film will revolve around him.

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Minimal dialogue

Throughout the whole opening sequence zohan the main character hardly says anything during the first minute and a half. He then begins to talk at the end of the opening sequence. this creates suspense as to why he doesn’t talk and what he sounds like (his accent). The lack of dialogue in the opening might also show that this film may not be based on the talking that happens but instead focuses on the action in the film. This hints at Hollywood ideology as their goal is to make something that will entertain the audience.

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Engaging musicThe music at the beginning of You Don’t Mess With the Zohan is very upbeat

which matches the place in which the opening sequence has been shot which is on a beach. The music also gives the audience an indicator as to how fast paced the film will be depending on the pace of the music. The music can also give away something that happens in the film. In this case in the lyrics of the song the words “disco disco” repeat several times showing that this word might have something to do with the film.

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Production companyThe production company logo is the first thing we see in

this opening sequence. This follows the conventions of a film opening sequence. this is to tell the audience who created the film, this allows the audience (if they want) to go home later and search for any other films created by Happy Madison productions.

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Super imposed graphics The only graphics used in this opening sequence are seen

at the very beginning in the titles of the film. This shows that the film is not dominated by special effects and instead on the action as it happens. The typography of the titles is very spy-looking which could give away what the main characters job could be.

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Actors to draw us in the movie the first scene we see is of the

actor Adam Sandler who plays zohan this draws in the audience as Adam Sandler is very famous for making comedy style films. Because a majority of Adam Sandler’s work in acting is in comedy based films we can expect this to be very funny.

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• Establishing shotEstablishing shot tells us where the film will start and

possibly where the whole film shall take place. This also gives us a hint as to how much has been spent on the film as the better the establishing shot the more money they spent on it. E.g. the use of a crane to get the shot of the whole city.

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Non linear startThis film does not start in a non linear order meaning jumping from

one point in time another. Instead is in chronological order and follows through his everyday life. This helps the audience to watch without having to think. Hinting again at Hollywood ideology of entertaining the audience,

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• MontageIn this films opening sequence there are no montages so in a

sense they do not give away the themes at the beginning of the film, instead they make you watch the whole film and find out the themes for yourself as your watching meaning you have to watch the film and they get more viewers.