notting hill opening analysis

In the opening to Notting hill there are many genre indicators that show the film is a rom com such as: the humor tends to be much more mature, the film shows the scenario between the male and female, the location had a very urban environment, it showed the romantic side by showing the bond the two main characters had instantly.

During the opening there were many questions about the film such as: who are the people, will the film have a happy ending, will the male and female get to know each other more, what style will the male approach his love interest.

From this opening we find out that there was three characters a thief and the love interest and during the opening a man tried stealing a book but was stopped by the man who worked there, the man had made jokes and suggestions around the situation before serving the lady waiting, and lastly we find out that there seems to be some interest with the male and female due to the fact of their humor to each other.

The opening of notting hill had the use of no specific sound meaning no music or large use of surroundings and the effect of this was that the film gave a more realistic view to the love story and this would relate back to the target audience by rom coms being very relatable to real life events.

During the opening of the film there was a lot of use of the over the shoulder shot and two shot to show the characters are having a conversation, but there are a lot of close ups to show the importance of some of the characters but also shows dominance from the angles