Inception Film Analysis.

The film Inception is a thriller and typical conventions of a thriller are things such as:

• Quick shots and varied camera angles.
• Music that helps to build up tension in a scene.
• Dark lighting to create the feeling of fear and mystery.
• Surprises and twits are incorporated into the story line.
• Usually, stairs are used.
• Flashback scenes are used to tell the story.

A technical code of the Inception opening would be the music that is used during it. The music helps to build tension during scenes and it helps to build the aspect of fear and mystery as well. It also helps to create suspense so that audiences what to know what is going to happen next.

A key signifier in the opening would be the name of the film itself. 'Inception' more or less means the beginning which suggests that something in the movie is about to happen, about to 'begin'. This creates a sense of suspense and fear as to what exactly is going to happen during the film.

From watching the opening and thinking about the name of the film, you can assume that it is going to be a sort of disaster film like '2012' or 'A day after tomorrow'. As said before, since 'inception' means to begin, perhaps an event or disaster of some kind is going to happen in the film.

The desired audience of this film is most likely adults from around the ages of 20+ who are are fan of psychological thrillers and disaster movies.