Kingsman Scene Analysis

Kingsman:

1. Element of reality; believability in the diegetic world of the characters as the opening scene starts in war in the Middle East in 1997.

2. The scene introduces characters and sets up the background to the story of the 2 main characters which demonstrates how they first met.

3. We are introduced to the world of the character of Eggsy as a child which enables us to understand the context of the characters motivations for later actions.

4. The sequence gives some insight into the narrative of the film as it introduces props that. are vital to the plot later in the film.

5. Aspects of the genre are also revealed as we witness spies interrogating a potential terrorist who blows himself up, soldiers blowing up buildings on aircrafts as well ass the diegetic dialogue. as the spy Harry informs his dead colleagues wife that she is unable to discuss how her husband died.

Overall the opening sequence gives us background of the characters, elements of the genre and the opening of the storyline to hook the audience into watching the rest of the film.