{"id":62966,"date":"2015-09-22T11:53:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-22T16:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=62966"},"modified":"2015-09-22T12:15:18","modified_gmt":"2015-09-22T17:15:18","slug":"the-greatest-openings-in-film-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/the-greatest-openings-in-film-history\/","title":{"rendered":"The Greatest Openings in Film History"},"content":{"rendered":"

A solid opening sets the tone for the rest of the narrative. Let’s take a good look at a few of the greatest openings in film history.<\/h2>\n

The opening of a film<\/strong> is the hook that sets the tone for the rest of the film and gives your audience a look into what the narrative is all about. You can win or lose your audience with how you open a film. A great opening<\/strong> will capture the audience’s attention and keep them engaged, while a poor opening can cause the audience to disengage.<\/p>\n

We’ve gone through a rolodex of films and found the best of the best.\u00a0These films utilized their opening to do exactly what we mentioned above: get the audience engaged and invested in the narrative. Between the films on this list there are a total of 74 Academy Award Nominations, with eight films taking Best Picture nominations.<\/p>\n

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Inglourious Basterds<\/h3>\n

Directed by Quentin Tarantino<\/a>
\nNominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture<\/h4>\n

With Inglourious Basterds<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>Tarantino quickly introduces the audience to Col. Hans Landa, the Jew Hunter played by the brilliant Christoph Waltz<\/a>. Here Landa has a\u00a0discussion with a farmer he suspects of hiding Jews from the Nazis. As the scene plays out, we watch as Landa is delightful and engaging… though things soon take a turn for the dark.<\/p>\n