In the opening to PS I love you they use deep focus camera work to keep the whole scene in focus and helps us know that both characters are important in this film. there is also good use of high and low angle shots while they are on the stairs, this helps demonstrate the dominate character in the film as the women, as she towers of the man, this suggests that she could be in the right in there argument, it could also bring back ideas of Romeo and Juliet on the balcony scene, as Romeo goes after the girl he loves. They also use medium two shot, when they are in there room getting change, they are both on opposite sides of a wall, this separation suggesting there love is in trouble and they are at a disagreement, it could be seen as a metaphor of their love separating while they are changing as people. The clothes they are wearing are look very expensive suggesting that they have just been on a date at an expensive restaurant, this suggests that they have been together for a while as they wouldn't want to waste money on a meal with someone then split, this suggests they are a married couple. There apartment has a lot of stuff in it and looks very messy, it also looks very expensive, this suggests that they are a wealthy couple, but very unorganised, this could suggest that they have very busy lives and they both have jobs, this could suggest that there relationship is strained because they aren't seeing each as much us they would like. The scene has fast pace editing shots to emphasise the argument as they cut between characters. The main titles are not present at the start of the film which suggests that the film is more emmersive allowing the audience to see more of the film, also the title PS I love you is used in the film so it wouldn't really require an opening title. There is very little non-digetic sound used in the opening, this is to make the audience focus on the argument between the couple, however they do use it very effectivley at the start to make everyone notice that they might be in an argument, it very quickly fades out to allow the audience to notice the start of the talking.
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