opening sequences to john wick

1. opening sequences to

2. The film opens up with an abandoned
building at night showing the city in the
background. We hear faint sounds of
rain and cars
The low lighting is a typical convention
of thriller films.
Using abandoned buildings and urban
areas at night are also conventions of
thriller.
The eerie quiet with the faint sounds of
rain and traffic could also be a
convention of thriller because the quiet
indicates a progression of action.

3. This frame shows car drive slowly
and hit against the wall.
This makes the audience
question the film if the drivers
inexperienced or injured. It
intrigues the audience.
There is no music in the
background. just the noise of rain.
this is a convention of thriller as
it's usually unexpected and make
us jump

4. Here we are introduced to the
main character. He looks injured
and this makes the viewers
question what happened. the low
lighting , dark clothes and dark
vehicle are conventions of
thriller.
In thrillers vehicles are used to
represent the type of character,
in this film the character comes
out of a black SUV making the
audience assume he’s someone
dangerous

5. Here we see a close up of his hand. The
blood indicates there was violence earlier
and it shows there will be violence later on.
The character also has a ring. since it's
being shown it must mean there is a
deeper meaning to the violence. a storyline.
which is also a convention of thriller

6. In this frame the character is
looking at a recording of his
wife. Since he's looking at a
recording it could mean she's
no longer around and the
recording shows she passed
away recently otherwise he
would have been looking at a
picture. This shows that the
violence is somehow related to
her and makes the audience
want to watch on.
It also establishes the characters motives,
maybe he's fighting for revenge? or fighting to
save her? this makes the audience question
the film and want to find out what next

7. In this frame the character
seems to be unconscious or
dead.
death is normally a convention
of action thrillers and since it's
in the opening this makes the
viewers know that the film is
going to contain action and
people dying.
The only noise is now from the
recording on his phone
showing that the noise of the
rain and traffic died which
shows an empathetic death

8. In this frame we see a close up of
the alarm clock and john wick in
the background. This shows the
normality in contrast to the
previous scene where he fell
unconscious or died of a open
wound.
Despite it being a new day the
lighting is quite dark which could
explain the character as being
dark and his emotions.

9. mirrors are used a lot in thrillers
to show the reflection of the
protagonist. the reflection is
often used to show the darker
side of a character which is
hidden from other characters in
the film. Showing the
protagonist is flawed.
The low lighting and the use of
silence shows the characters
emotions- sadness. They are
also used to show thriller
conventions