Research/Analyze/Discuss Three Film Openings From Chosen Genre

 IT

It has a very unique story, it is about a clown who turns into peoples worst fear. The only way people don't see the clown (Pennywise) is by not being afraid of him. The way the story works is using a common fear clowns and building around it by using other common fears. The opening is very eerie and dark as it is raining and a little boys paper boat goes down the sewer in which Pennywise is in. The way Pennywise is shown adds an extra sense of horror since we can only see part of his face and the sewer is pitch black. HE is also using the child innocence to try and pull him into the sewer.

Jaws

The jaws opening is similar to it except that it doesn't start off on such a gloomy setting. IT began with having fun at the beach with a group of friends to sneaking off with a girl to go for a swim. The women got in to the water way before the guy did and was attacked by who knows what which was lying under the water. This is similar because a character gets attacked and you know that there is something going on that involves an antagonist.

The Exorcist (1973)

This film opening takes a different approach then Jaws and It. It focuses more on plot building and setting rather than introducing a problem like a kid getting dragged into the sewer by a clown or a women getting pulled under water at night.