Wednesday 19 November 2014

Romance Openings Analysed #1-Will Smith

When Harry Met Sally

When Harry Met Sally starts off with a two-shot of an old couple. The man explains how and where they met up and how they've now been together for '50 years'. The woman holds his arm and smiles at him showing they are still happy and in love.
The film goes from present into the past and shows what we assume is a younger version of Harry and Sally kissing passionately in public, this lasts for around five seconds. This shows they are madly in love and are not embarrassed to be seen by pedestrians. We find out that it isn't Sally and Harry kissing it's Harry a different woman who he is obviously in a relationship with.
Harry is driven by Sally on a long 18 hour journey to New York, they bicker and argue about pointless things and are portrayed as the opposites. Harry's demeanor is very lazy and silly while Sally is smart and sensible. A two shot is commonly used allowing the audience to see the characters' body language and facial expressions.




















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