train to busan opening analysis

In the opening of train to Busan there are many different genre indicators (sci-fi) such as: location it is located within a city being Seoul South Korea then later changing to the city of Busan, the world is slowly becoming into an apocalyptic by having the undead and a spreading virus, there is the main protagonist alongside him he has other helping him referencing his side kicks and lastly the action between the undead against humanity.

From this opening there are many questions as view to be asked about the film such as: how did the virus spread, how the infected get did to the train, where else is safe for humanity, how far away are they from Busan, who will survive or who will fall, why are people on the train in the first place.

In the opening for train to Busan we find out a lot of information such as: we find out that an apocalypse has broken loose and the infection is slowly spreading around the country, we also find out that in Busan is a military base and some set their next destination to Busan, we also find out that the infected has spread to the train our protagonist is located in.

There is a lot of use of sound within this opening such as in the beginning there isn’t any sound track but the sound of the civilians panicking creates this tension that suggest that hell will brake lose, but then the opening uses a sound track for a chase scene and from this the sound track creates a much more faster rushed atmosphere to the film and from this it helps suggest that more bad things are about to happen.

There are a wide range of shots and angles used within the train to Busan such as: a crash zoom shot with the use of this shot it creates a lot rush to the film but it also shows the sense of betrayal, there is a lot of uses of the medium over the shoulder shot leading to a close up of the characters running with the use of this it creates a faster approach to the film.