How does the opening of our film establish genre? By Azmain

The opening of our film is meant to establish the genre 'thriller'. It does this in numerous ways, such as the way the characters are dressed. The villians are dressed smart to give off an impression that they are serious about what they are doing,in this case,commiting murder. The digital clock dial also establishes genre as it gives the innnocent man (Vijay) an ultimatum,as he only has 5 hours to get the tape or else the hitmen will kill his wife. In typical thrillers, there is usually an antagonist and a protagonist, in the case of our film opening, the antagonists are the hitmen who threaten to kill Vijay,after commiting a murder. Thrillers are most likely to take place in cities,our film opening is in the city of London,which establishes genre also. Typical storylines consist of characters being placed in a menacing situation and life is threatened and it is usually crime related. The menacing situation in our film opening is Vijay having to get the tape within 5 hours,his wifes life is threatened,and the crime is the murder which Vijay witnessed. Jayeb,Ishmail and Erdinc will be wearing 'form-fitted clothes' to emphasize their build,therefore their power over Vijay.