English media assignment
How does the opening sequence in "The Matrix" capture the attention of the audience?"
Every movie consists of an opening sequence in which the producer deliberately makes dramatic in order to ensure that the audience has successfully identified the character roles and genre in the film. In the same way, the Matrix is a movie which displays a sci-fi, mystery and crime drama genre. The producer purposely ensures the movie consists of these conventions in order to make it exciting, resulting in the developing of tension throughout.
The term "Matrix" defines permanent computer dream, which shows a fantasy throughout the movie, in which both the viewers and characters are captured in Greek religion. The Matrix borrows its imagery from this due to the various names given to the characters in the movie. For example, Trinity, a character whose name represents father, son and Holy Ghost in Christianity as the three parts of God.
The name Morpheus comes from the God of dreams in Greek religion. Morpheus displays the interpretation of his name, as this is conveyed when Morpheus takes Neo into a dream, presenting him with two pills to make his lifelong decision.
Likewise, the Oracle interprets someone who has the ability to tell the future in Greek mythology. All of these Greek terms involve the use of connotations which allow the audience to visualise how the characters names are symbolised in the film. The movie borrows from Greek literature its purpose, hence the meanings of its characters names. Neo, is an anagram of "one", meaning new, and is the messiah chosen to save humanity. The movie takes its subject matter from this because Neo in the film is the one person picked in this case who has the ability to save the Matrix, which in fact in the movie, is the real world.
In every movie made, an opening sequence is a vital part of the film, because it presents the audience with various conventions so that they are aware of what to expect throughout the movie. The Matrix title sequence opens with the audience being presented with a series of numbers or 'codes' that are coloured green. This indicates a sci fi theme because the colour 'green' represents unnatural beings such as aliens. Therefore, as the movie begins, the audience are led on to believe that the movie holds a sci fi genre after seeing conventions that indicate this. However, hereafter, the movie shows a hole of which the viewers see are almost pulled into, accompanied by a crescendo, a soundtrack that raises a climax in the music, which at this point is tense and sinister to support its sci fi genre.
How does the opening sequence in "The Matrix" capture the attention of the audience?"
Every movie consists of an opening sequence in which the producer deliberately makes dramatic in order to ensure that the audience has successfully identified the character roles and genre in the film. In the same way, the Matrix is a movie which displays a sci-fi, mystery and crime drama genre. The producer purposely ensures the movie consists of these conventions in order to make it exciting, resulting in the developing of tension throughout.
The term "Matrix" defines permanent computer dream, which shows a fantasy throughout the movie, in which both the viewers and characters are captured in Greek religion. The Matrix borrows its imagery from this due to the various names given to the characters in the movie. For example, Trinity, a character whose name represents father, son and Holy Ghost in Christianity as the three parts of God.
The name Morpheus comes from the God of dreams in Greek religion. Morpheus displays the interpretation of his name, as this is conveyed when Morpheus takes Neo into a dream, presenting him with two pills to make his lifelong decision.
Likewise, the Oracle interprets someone who has the ability to tell the future in Greek mythology. All of these Greek terms involve the use of connotations which allow the audience to visualise how the characters names are symbolised in the film. The movie borrows from Greek literature its purpose, hence the meanings of its characters names. Neo, is an anagram of "one", meaning new, and is the messiah chosen to save humanity. The movie takes its subject matter from this because Neo in the film is the one person picked in this case who has the ability to save the Matrix, which in fact in the movie, is the real world.
In every movie made, an opening sequence is a vital part of the film, because it presents the audience with various conventions so that they are aware of what to expect throughout the movie. The Matrix title sequence opens with the audience being presented with a series of numbers or 'codes' that are coloured green. This indicates a sci fi theme because the colour 'green' represents unnatural beings such as aliens. Therefore, as the movie begins, the audience are led on to believe that the movie holds a sci fi genre after seeing conventions that indicate this. However, hereafter, the movie shows a hole of which the viewers see are almost pulled into, accompanied by a crescendo, a soundtrack that raises a climax in the music, which at this point is tense and sinister to support its sci fi genre.
