Inception Opening Two Minutes Review

Inception is an action film. Within the first fifty eight seconds we are introduced to a character holding a gun. This is a known convention of an action film, the audience expect to see the 'cat and mouse' chase, with massive explosions and fight scenes with guns. However, in this opening two minutes all we see after a man being washed up onto a beach, the same man then inside a building which looks as though surrounded by body guards. This is probably because the man already inside the building owns a lot of money and therefore has something that the man from the beach wants. Again, a typical convention of an action film having a rivalry between two main characters and other less important characters. We would later on in the film expect to see these two characters fight for something.

As there are no action such as fight scenes, right at the begining of the film, the audience can only sit back and wait as they assume it will not be too long until it all kicks off and fights will be appearing left right and centre. Because the first scene is unpredictbale, unlike horrors, it engages the audineces to carry on watching the film.  shortly after dialogue is shared from the man originally inside the building ,he says 'are you here to kill me?' the other man freezes and looks at his plate, this to the audience can only suggest one thing, that he was sent to do so. This implies that the man could have been on a mission to kill him, and therfore was sent by somebody else. We expect to see this happening, and therefore wouldnt be shocked by what we have just seen.

Action films also usually consist of fast, up beat music, to insinuate that something is going to happen, or is already happening. The music may however change when a 'goodie' or a 'baddie' appears. For example when there is an antagonist on screen the music may reflect the character and be quite  dark and slow music. To get the audience feeling as though the antagonist is about to be involved in an important scene. However when the heroic character appears the might have some light hearted soundtrack playing to suggest that he will once again, 'save the day'.

I have never seen inception before and i feel that the opening scene doesnt really attract me to want to se it, possibly if there was a fight scene earlier on then I would be engaged and want to see more. but unfortunatley it did not get my attention straight away, and feel as though im forcing myself to watch it.