S2-50: Childrens Film Opening 2009/10

We reviewed a Lemony Snicket film , A series of unfortunate events:
Narrative

• Look as if it may be a happy film to start with
• Changes to unpleasant and eery
• The narrator prepares the viewer for the worst
• It portrays a mysterious storyline
• Revelations
• Characters each have a skill and you can predict that they will each have to use a skill in the film
  
• All inter connected
• Narrator introducting narrative/storyline

Characters

• You can tell that each character is eaqually importnt.
• The characters are violet, sonny and Claus.
• All introduced in beginning sequence
  
• Film will be about their lives\
• Seem interesting, unusual

Themes

• Family love
• The children have love for each other and there dead parents
• Adventure/investigation to search for the truth

Atmosphere

• Happy to start with makes viewer feel good about the film
• Turns to unpleasant story may make the viewer feel uneasy
  
• Atmosphere suddenly changes and may be a shock to the viewer
• Atmosphere for the whole film will be sad, eery and evil

This is what we thought of the film and our views on the opening sequence.