Children of Men (2006)
The opening sequence to 'Children of Men' begins with a sound bridge from a black screen to a coffee shop , where customers are watching a news bulletin on the television. This instantly sets the scene and we are able to recognise that something of great significance is happening or is going to happen, where the customers are looking very concerned and worried about the reported event. The use of colour in this scene is very minimalistic, where everything seems dull, almost black and white. This is apparent to take note of as the majority of people, if not all of them, inside of the shop are adults and are no younger than this age, where being old and elderly is linked to both blank and boring colours, of which grey is. Another point to notice is that the news report is about the world's youngest person dying, a contrast to what we would associate these dull colours with. During this scene, we are introduced to the main character, who shows his authority by barging and pushing his way towards the front of the crowd to gain a better view of the television screen, which shows that this character is going to be important shortly after or later on in the film.
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