Analysing genre...
XMEN conveys lots of aspects of an action, fantasy and adventure film as the first two minutes include an un-ordinary setting set in Poland in 1944 with the character who is expected to be the main character is in a concentration camp. The idea of a concentration camp brings the effect of destruction and sadness which suits the idea of mutants and these 'monsters'. During the opening two minutes the audience can hear rain and thunder which could portray a melancholy theme which could relate to a horror however as there are lots of German soldiers the audience knows that guns and fighting are main connotations of a action film, and mostly likely will expect many battles during the film. Many action films feature the first opening scene as a back story which shows a background and how they become to be how they are, for example a hero seeing his parents killed who then seeks revenge in the rest of the film. The camera shots also show effect as when the Jews are walking in the mud it is a high shot which shows how they are being looked down upon and shamed and as the character is in this crowd the audience may feel that hes weak rather than strong which is a main feature of an action film, a hero starting of as weak but then becoming the strong mighty hero at the end. Although this film is an action adventure film we don't see many features of it we see many features of horror such as screaming, thunder and rain, and also the thick wet mud that the Jewish have to walk through.
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