Guy films:
For my personal film opening genre,
the one genre that really stood out to me among all of the other genre choices
was the genre of “Guy Films”. A lot of
my favorite movies from over the years are actually guy films, which I never
really thought about until I wrote this review.
Among my favorite guy films include: Animal House, Caddy Shack, James Bond
License to Kill, and Dirty Harry.
Animal House is definitely a film
at the top of my list for guy films. With
the beginning of the movie showing two of the main characters going to a frat
party it really opens up the “Guy feeling” of the movie. The way the beginning of Animal House shows
the two characters talking about and interacting with the female characters at
the party establishes the film as a more male dominated theme. The division of social groups of being a dweeb,
jock, or nerd also begins to establish the ability of the characters to be a
part of the “cool” frat house, especially among the men shown in the opening
several minutes. Through this, Animal House
shows itself as being a guy film.
Caddy Shack is another great guy film
that also comes to mind. Through the
opening of this movie focusing solely on the life of Danny, Caddy Shack begins
to show the life of a caddy working at a wealthy golf course where his life is
mixed with girls and adult humor. Near the
beginning of Caddy Shack, several scenes are also shown of the caddy shack itself
where all the caddy’s hang out and hoarse around for a good part of the day. These scenes express a lot of how the guys
acted and lived in the movie, making Caddy Shack a great example of a guy film.
James Bond’s movie License to Kill
is also a great representation of a guy film.
With the opening scene opening up with Bond and one of his buddies chasing
a drug lord in a coast guard helicopter and finally parachuting into a wedding,
this opening sequence really exhibits a very macho feeling to the viewer. With all of the action fight scenes being
mixed in with the quick paced opening of this movie, License to Kill really
shows Bond and his buddy as total bad asses that will do any “macho” thing to
catch the bad guy.
A final example of a guy film is
Dirty Harry. The opening to Dirty Harry
shows Clint Eastwood climbing up staircases, walking down narrow alley ways, and
walking along beautiful rooflines while a somewhat suspenseful music plays as
he walks. In addition to this, Eastwood
is shown in a suit with dark sunglasses and a very blunt expression on his face
throughout the entire scene. This opening
portion of Dirty Harry really portrays Eastwood as a man that has a very rough
personality and is very laid back since he doesn’t smile or say a single word
in the entire opening scene. As a
result, Dirty Harry’s opening reflects very nicely into the theme of guy films.
Through the opening scenes of all
four of these movies, the theme of guy films is really strongly represented by
the way each character or scene is portrayed, as well as the way music is incorporated
into the way the characters are shown. Due
to this, each film fits very well into the theme of a “Guy Film”.
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