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Compare the beginning of 'Ghandi' with that of 'Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves'. What cinematic techniques are used in each to introduce you to the story? In 'Ghandi' the opening scene begins with a long-distance shot of a beautiful natural view: sunrise over the Granges river with Hindu background music, which gives calmness and peace to the audience and gives a religious atmosphere. The Hindu music and also the Granges river suggest that the film is about a holy person who is very sacred to Hindu or even maybe to all Indian people. As this music plays we can also hear birds singing, which gives us the impression of love, tranquility and mercy. After that the scene of the natural view dissolves into the next scene in a very clever way, which we as the audience don't really notice. The action begins when the camera focuses on a man's face very closely...

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