Film Beginning AnalysisCitizen Kane (1941) – Directed by Orson Welles Studio – RKOWitten by Orson Welles

Back To The Future (1985) – Directed By ZemeckisStudio – UniversalWritten by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale

When Harry Met Sally (1989) – Directed by Rob ReinerStudio - MGMWritten by Nora Ephron

Sally is an organised, dedicated person who seeks adventure by travelling to New York excited by the unknown whereas Harry has no need to stick to timings or schedule, he is a man who geos with the flow and is confident in himself due to his though out ideas of the inevitable future.

The Graduate (1967) – Directed by Mike NicholsStudio - MGM

The first shot is an intense close up of a man’s face, making it obvious to the audience of his importance in the film. It then zooms out to display the location of an aeroplane giving indication to his situation and the fact he is travelling. The song that accompanies reflects the mood as it is about silence as there is no dialogue from the character within the opening. His direct eye line implies determination and thought and as if looking into the unknown. The next section signifies the emptiness of his future by his blocking and the blank space in front of him. The fact he is being carried forward implies he is being carried by time although it is inevitable he will get there. Then after he picks up his suitcase he becomes lost in the crowd, the shot then progresses to show the surrounding of couples lost in each other and then he breaks through with a sense of direction. We then end the scene again with an extreme close up at home in front of a fish tank with the same blank facial expression and the tank symbolises his containment and drowning feeling. The lack of movement symbolises his stagnant life. Leaving the question, will he embrace his future?