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How does the opening sequence of Gladiator and Saving Private Ryan raise the audience's expectations?
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How does the opening sequence of Gladiator and Saving Private Ryan raise the audience's expectations? Before the films Saving Private Ryan and Gladiator have begun the audience already has an expectation of the film based on the actors and directors of the two movies. Both films have Auteurs as directors and have famous actors playing the protagonist of the movies. This will give the audience expectations of the film based on the status of the actors and directors. Both directors Steven Spielberg and Ridley Scott have directed impressive films in all types of genre. Tom Hanks and Russell Crowe play the protagonists in the two films (Tom Hanks-Saving Private Ryan Russell Crowe-Gladiator) which are shown in the posters advertising the two films; these also show the genre of the two movies. The opening sequence of the two movies features montages with very little background sound. Gladiator's opening shots show a close up...
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