Total Recall Opening Analysis

From the opening scene of Total Recall we can see that it is an action film. Their is a lot of shooting in the opening scene, this is a common theme in action films. When the shooting scene is happening the non diagetic sound is very fast paced. This links with the fast paced editing. Fast paced sound and editing will make it more exciting for the viewers and it will keep them entertained. In our opening two minutes we are going to use both fast paced music and editing and we will be looking for the same effect.

In the opening of this film there is some romance, it shows two of the characters kissing eachother. Romance would attract the female audience. The target audience of action films is predominantly men, so having romance in the film would make it appeal towards woman. Men would be the target audience for this film as there is alot of violence and it is a fast paced film.

We can see that the main character in this film is the man (Colin Farrell). The establishing shot is an extreme close up of his face. Also there is alot of close ups of this character. He has alot of camera time which will mean that the audience will get to know his character and they will warm to him.

Another common theme shown in this clip is that the character wakes up after it was only just a dream. The main character is always the one who has the action filmed nightmares. If the character is having a lot of nightmares then there is usually something on their mind that they are worrying about.