Sports Drama film openings
1) Rocky (1976)
The film opening for Rocky begins with an upbeat song as it introduces the movie name. The upbeat song alludes to the next part, the opening fight scene. This opening serves to establish the character and his boxing career. The brief shot of Jesus and then the zoom out to the fight itself that is literally under god's image symbolizes that fighting can be viewed as a sin. The glimpse of the fans cheering him on establish he is a known boxer and that this is not his first time-fighting. But, the close-ups of him struggling show that boxing is a difficult sport no matter how much experience you have.
2) Creed (2015)
The film opening also develops the character's struggles as he is in a juvenile correlation facility. The mis-en-scene, all dressed the same in the facility shows where there is control there are outbursts as the kids fight each other. When talking to what we learn is the wife of the child's dad, the close-ups display the lack of emotion he has and alludes to the hardships in life he has faced, losing his mother and father at a young age.
3) The Wrestler (2008)
Along with the other film openings, this one establishes the character's fame without showing the actual character. This is done through close-ups of magazines, photos, newspapers, articles and more about the main character. The voices of fans and are heard as seeing the credits to make viewers feel as though they really are at a wrestling match. The music chosen also goes well with wrestling because it is upbeat as is a match in reality and it seems as though it praises the main character that is being established.
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