The opening scene of The King’s Speech was, in a word, terrifying. The moment King George VI—wonderfully played by Colin Firth—stepped up to the microphone at Wembley Stadium, a rush of nervousness came over me. It took me back to my school days, standing at my desk, having to rea...
(Go see Showgirls for a movie which in the major sex scene the actress looked like she was having a epileptic fit.) Additionally, there was always a tenderness exhibited during all "major" scenes which was unheard of before and after this period. For instance bodies got played with, there...
The opening scene of any movie, regardless of genre, needs to grab the audience and pull them into the story. The hard part is coming up with another 90 minutes that live up to the movie’s initial promise. After all,one good scene does not a great movie make. ...
But when Georgie reaches for it, the clown bares a monstrous set of fangs and bites the boy’s arm clean off his body. It’s a gruesome and heartbreaking scene as Georgie tries to crawl away, only to get pulled into the sewers as he screams Bill’s name. If audiences weren’t alrea...
However, it didn’t quite work to set up the rest of the movie. “Ultimately, it felt like the tone of that was just off for my brand of horror,” Peele wrote. “In tying the Jeremy character to this scene and making him the abductor, it felt more grounded for the abduction to ...
[+ remarks, stages, scene]开(開)始的 kāishǐ de II n [c] 1 (=gap, hole) 开(開)口 kāikǒu 2 (=beginning) [of play, book etc]开(開)头(頭) kāitóu 3 (=ceremony) [of building, bridge etc]开(開)放 kāifàng 4 (=opportunity) 机(機)会(會) jīhuì [个 gè]...
opening - first or beginning; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene" closing - final or ending; "the closing stages of the election"; "the closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of the film"; "closing remarks" Based on WordNet 3.0, Fa...
These films captured our attention right from the get go. Their opening scene set the tone for the rest of the movie and ensured we would want to learn more shortly thereafter. Since this list looks at the introductory segments of a film, scenes like the
The opening scene was spectacular. 2 In games or competitions, opening refers to a set sequence of initial moves. He started with the Sicilian opening in the chess game. 2 Opening can refer to a chance or opportunity. Her impressive performance gave her an opening in the industry. 2 A spa...
Before we begin, let's lay out some ground rules. I’m judging films based on opening scenes or sequences. It has to be the first scene of the movie. If the movie opens with titles, it’s the first scene after the opening titles. I’ll use scene and sequence a bit interchangeably...