Crime- Legend

The film opening for “Legend” begins with STUDIOCANALS ident then transitions to WORKING TITLES ident which is later followed up by credits. The first shot we can see is an establishing shot showing the audience where the scene and movie takes place as it visually shows us a bird eye view of London in the 1960s. We are unable to visually see that the location is London but the dialogue from an unknown voice who sounds like a woman verbally tells the audience that it is London in the 1960s. The shot is accompanied by a theme music/ tune that represents what music would have been playing in the 1960S this helps the audience understand and visually imagine London in that time era. The scene cuts to a scene showing an old 1960s car driving through a busy street at night the mise-en-scene in this shot is the people in the street, the way they dressed up in costumes that you would stereo typically see people wearing in the 60s in London. Another prop they use is the car, the can noticed as an old car which you would not be able to see in current times which helps create the atmosphere of the movie being taking place within London in the 60s. The next show cuts to a two shot, slightly low angle shot of two men wearing rich suits, sitting in the backseat of a car smoking a cigar. This suggests that the two males are rich and are well respected as they have their very own chauffeur. Both males look exactly the same which instantly makes the audience assume they are brothers as well as twins. There are no signs that would indicate to the audience that this is a crime movie thus far. The narrative voice, of the woman informs the audience that these two men are “Gangster princes of the city” which shows the audience that these two men are criminals who are doing well in life as well as making the audience assume that their financial wealth is all because of their hierarchy in the criminal world in London. The shot cuts to a close up of one of the twins and the non-diegetic-sound which is the woman speaking tells a little about the character and how his name is “Don Kray” and he is “a one-man London Mob” instantly showing the audience that the twins are strong and are well known amongst London’s criminal community. The shot is flipped and shows a close up of the second twin and talks a little about him however the non-diegetic-sound refers to the man as “My Reggie” which creates mystery within the scene as it makes the audience wonder who she is because she specifically refers to this male as “my” which shows a personal relationship between the unsourced voice and the male “Reggie” the camera cuts to a two shot of the men whilst the car is still driving then cuts to a black screen and show the title of the movie “Legend”. The movie utilizes the genre of crimes aspects by not giving too much away at the beginning of the movie and chooses to create more of a mystery for the audience to wonder what is happening.