Cars opening scene

Cars:

This is an animated movie by Disney Pixar. The opening scene is made powerful by using a voice over by the actor (Owen Wilson) who plays the main protagonist Lightning McQueen. This immediately engages the audience as they are in the race with Lightning McQueen.

             

• The opening scene of Cars immediately establishes the protagonist with him talking to the audience with a black screen. 

• The setting is also set as this racetrack and others throughout the movie comprise a large part of the storyline. 

• It is instantly apparent to the audience that this is an animated movie as seen by the mouthes on the front of every car!

• The genre of this movie is a family movie, however this is not instantly apparent.