How effective is the opening of Mississippi Burning?
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Tony Best 10 JH G.C.S.E Coursework How effective is the opening of Mississippi Burning I think that the opening of a film is critical to its success because the opening has to instantly make the audience want to keep watching, just like the first paragraph of a book. If the opening scene doesn't get the viewers attention they won't want to watch the remainder of the film. The two films whose openings I have analysed are very different from each other. " Reservoir Dogs" opening is very different to the next scene whilst " Mississippi Burning" opening reflects what mood the whole film will be based on. The opening of the Quentin Tarantino directed film "Reservoir Dogs" is very clever. The opening scene is very comical, it begins with the films main characters dining in a restaurant where they are light-heartedly discussing the meaning of the song "Like a Virgin" and...

