Sc-Fi genre- War Of The Planet Of The Apes

War Of The Planet Of The Apes In the first part of the opening scene, there is silence but also a non diegetic song in the background which is gets faster and darker as the soldiers go further into the Forrest. The silences makes tension and the music builds up the suspense of the scene suggesting a dramatic event is soon going to occur. The music stops when the soldiers see a visual of monkeys which from the way the soldiers are hiding and staying low suggests that they are the enemy. When one of the soldiers is loading a gun pleonastic sound is used which is showing us that the shot of this gun will start the fight that we assume will happen. After the gunshot the noises of gunshots and screaming of apes is the only thing which can be heard and shows the drama which was being built up, more music is then played as non diegetic sound which is darker that before but much slower which makes the scene seem very dark. From the title we can assume that it will be a Sci-fi movie , the opening scene soon makes this very clear as the soldiers are fighting apes which are riding horses and have guns and can speak and the soldiers have “monkey Killers” on their helmets which suggests that its an on going battle with them. The movie is targeted to a younger generation from teenagers to middle aged as we can tell from the beginning it has lots of action in as well as a very unbelievable plot. The music also in the begging makes it clear that its sci-fi as its very dark and mystical with an unusual beat which suggests the genre. We are introduced to many soldiers, however we don’t know anything about them. We can assume the main character of the movie could be the last remaining soldier but this is still unclear as we aren't sure where the movie will go from this scene. We are also introduced later on in the scene to lots of apes but the main focus is on an ape called “caeser” who seems to be a main character and the leader of the apes. The first shot of over the shoulder but also a close up of a soldiers helmet showing the “monkey killer” which is important as this gives us a backstory suggesting past wars with the apes. Tracking is also used as the camera follows the soldiers which makes us feel more personal with the scene and builds up tension for us. The extreme close up of the soldier getting ready to fire the first shot captures the fear on the soldiers face of his eyes and mouth. The Birdseye view shot, shows us the extent of the battle giving us a better understanding of the setting and how many are fighting and also shows us how many deaths are occurring and the destruction which is happening. The close up of the last soldier left alive captures the fear on his face from his teeth churning together and the fear in his eyes. When the leader of the apes walks through the other apes to see this last soldier tracking and a close up is used as the camera follows him through to the soldier. I think this is a very successful beginning as it leaves us clueless to what will later happen in the movie which adds suspense. It clearly shows its genera from the title and the opening from the music and the nature of the scene, fighting with apes on horses. The different choices of camera shot increases the speed of some of the scenes and captures the emotions of many characters very well