Thursday, 24 November 2011

Hangover opening scene analysis

Directed by:  Todd Phillips               Release Date: June 5th 2009

The opening sequence consists of four men on the outskirts of Las Vegas phoning a woman and explaining that they managed to loose her fiance in Vegas the night before at the stag do. It then cuts to two days before the situation that you originally see occurs and you are quickly introduced to four main characters Dough, Phil, Alan and Stu. You then see that they are leaving to go to Vegas for Dough's Engagement party.

One main genre convention that you see in the opening sequence of The Hangover is the occurrence of a problem. This problem is the main plot to the film but it is revealed within the

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