Gladiator Opening Scene Analysis
In the opening scene of Gladiator, we learn that this film will be set in an ancient world.
The costumes and props used in this scene instantly tell the audience this information, by linking to the technical areas of sound and Mise En Scene, we can tell that these characters are soldiers from the past, more specifically, roman times, we can tell that this is set in roman times as the characters seem to be wearing silver and red armor which is known to be worn by roman soldiers. The non diegetic sound also resembles an ancient themed tune which also sounds fairly patriotic which may indicate some sort of war is going on. There are many genre indicators in the opening 3 minutes - the audience will already know that this film will be some sort an action adventure film due to the technical areas used, especially Mise En Scene and the setting. The setting looks like somewhere in the country, in which is the aftermath of a battle, the audience will have this impression as we can see smoke blowing up into the air and the fact the director has used long high camera shots to show an army preparing for yet another battle.
We are introduced to our male protagonist almost immediately, as a close up shot is used on his face, the protagonist is played by popular actor Russell Crowe. We can tell from this scene alone that a battle is about to commence due to the fact he is wearing armor.
we see him walk between two lines of soldiers and as he goes by, the soldiers go down on one knee, this may suggest that he is of high authority in the army, maybe a general or leader of the force, also the costumes that is being worn is similar to the soldiers, but he is seen wearing fur over his shoulders, this is also commonly associated with high power/authority.
The music in the background starts to die down as the opening sequence progresses, only to be started up again when we hear a war cry from barbarians, this alone indicates that there is a war going on and that this may be the first of many battles between the two sides. The non diegetic sound builds up as the shouts of barbarians continues, the music becomes more tense and is a clear genre indicator showing that a battle is about to begin.
The costumes and props used in this scene instantly tell the audience this information, by linking to the technical areas of sound and Mise En Scene, we can tell that these characters are soldiers from the past, more specifically, roman times, we can tell that this is set in roman times as the characters seem to be wearing silver and red armor which is known to be worn by roman soldiers. The non diegetic sound also resembles an ancient themed tune which also sounds fairly patriotic which may indicate some sort of war is going on. There are many genre indicators in the opening 3 minutes - the audience will already know that this film will be some sort an action adventure film due to the technical areas used, especially Mise En Scene and the setting. The setting looks like somewhere in the country, in which is the aftermath of a battle, the audience will have this impression as we can see smoke blowing up into the air and the fact the director has used long high camera shots to show an army preparing for yet another battle.
We are introduced to our male protagonist almost immediately, as a close up shot is used on his face, the protagonist is played by popular actor Russell Crowe. We can tell from this scene alone that a battle is about to commence due to the fact he is wearing armor.
we see him walk between two lines of soldiers and as he goes by, the soldiers go down on one knee, this may suggest that he is of high authority in the army, maybe a general or leader of the force, also the costumes that is being worn is similar to the soldiers, but he is seen wearing fur over his shoulders, this is also commonly associated with high power/authority.
The music in the background starts to die down as the opening sequence progresses, only to be started up again when we hear a war cry from barbarians, this alone indicates that there is a war going on and that this may be the first of many battles between the two sides. The non diegetic sound builds up as the shouts of barbarians continues, the music becomes more tense and is a clear genre indicator showing that a battle is about to begin.
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