Genre - Analysis of an opening sequence

This scene is at the arrivals gate in Heathrow Airport and the genre of the film is rom-com. Sound is a very big aspect of this clip as it is a voice over talking to the audience about the happy atmosphere, the music is very quiet and calm you cannot hear Heathrow in the background it is to help put you into a dreamy atmosphere, this is to help you concentrate on the reunions. The theme is love and friendship, examples of love is used in this clip by the voice over talking about the Twin Towers and how all the phone calls on the plane that was about to crash were all messages of love. The narrator presents this in a calm and gentle way and talks over a video clip of people hugging and kissing. The narrator talking is representing that class, age or sexuality does not matter he is showing the viewers that love is all around the world even if some people don't see it. No props were used in this scene as none were needed because you do not need anything to show your feelings. The camera angles are very simple as they are just zoomed up on different families and couples. All the characters in the scene are very happy, you see lots of smiles.

All these together the smiles, gentle music, calm atmosphere and the narrator are all features of a rom-com.