Research: 'Cherrybomb' (2009)

This is the opening 2 minutes of my favourite film; 'Cherrybomb'. I like it because it starts with the end, which is an interesting way of grabbing the reader's attention as they want to see how the character's got into said situation. Although this idea is quite conventional, in my opinion the director of this film makes it unique by the use of various micro-elements such as sound, costume and lighting. I may incorporate this into my own opening piece.


I like how there isn't much dialouge in this either; it makes the whole opening faster paced and more interesting because you feel like you want to get to know the characters better. In my film I am going to use this lack of speech to hopefully give the same effect.
Also, I like the way the title appears in the screen in a scattered manner. It makes the sequence more sporadic and youthful; directly relating to the audience who will be watching. I think the way in which it uses the whole ideology of teenagers texting eachother everything and showing what they're saying to one another is also really well done and quite individual to this specific film, making it more memorable.