Hostage - Opening Sequence

The opening sequence to this movie, Hostage is very effective and it draws the audience in. The opening sequence is slow paced, and it leads the audience into the story. The slow paced clips create an atmosphere, and a ‘mood’, accompanied by the slow paced soundtrack. A setting is created, but with the use of a ‘cartoon like’ image. This part shows all of the titles, such as the characters and crew. The mood for the movie is created here as we, the audience, know what the movie is based on yet we don’t know what is going to happen and why. Viewers will feel anxious and engaged, as they will want to know what happens in the movie, and they want to know why.