Opening to Forrest Gump

The opening starts off with a medium shot of a feather traveling through the town. This suggest that this film is going to be a journey as the feather has traveled a long way to land on the main characters shoe. We are then shown a close up of the characters shoe. This shot suggests this character is important and we get the impression he is going to be the main character. Also we understand the class of this person as his shoes are very dirty and look old. But the shots suggest he is a nice person.
        Slow editing pace suggests that the start of the film is going to be very relaxed, also we get the impression that nothing bad is going to happen as everything is one long shot until the feather reaches the characters foot.
        We can tell that the target audience it manly aimed at people aged 13 and up. This is because at the start we see a man sitting on a bench so not many people under this age would realize what is going on. The start of this film contrasts to what actually happens in the real film and the start does not give anything away.
        The music is relaxed and slow throughout the clip until the bus turns up, this connotes to the setting as the setting is also relaxed and from the music we can guess that the person is independent.
        This genre is an adventure/romance, at the start we only get the impression that this film is an adventure, this is shown by the feathers long journey until it eventually reaches the main characters foot. This shot shows us that the film is going to be based on a long journey and obstacles that have to be faced.
        The use of a feather is a good idea in the opening scene because it means that you can understand what the film is going to be about in more depth. Also you get a feeling for the characters that are going to be involved, we get the impression he is going to be a nice gentle person as this is what the idea of a feather gives off.
        I believe that the opening is not one of the best as you do not know what is going to happen and you can you imagine what is going to happen, also after watching the film the start does not set the scene well. I do think that the film is good. You can imagine what the character has to go through and you wish you could change that, the film is gripping and i think although the start is not very good i think it keeps you gripped as you want to know a bit more.