Film Genre research- "Straight Outta Compton"

The opening Scene of "Straight Outta Compton" starts with showing the production company and the sound of police scanners and news headlines talking about crime and gang violence. Then the first shot is an establishing shot showing the city. It then cuts to a run-down neighborhood and focuses on a car coming to a stop in front of a house with a decorative font displayed on it that says Compton, California. The driver of the car walks into the house with drugs to distribute. The people in the house let him in and he asks for his money. The people in the house hold him at gun-point and tell him to leave. Then a squad of police cars accompanied by a tank with a battering ram rush up to the house and break down the front door. The driver breaks a window and escapes and then it cuts to black revealing the title of the film. The opening scene reveals what type of characters we will see throughout the film, people who are not afraid to break the law. This films budget was 50 million dollars and it made a profit of 200 million dollars. The film also won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.



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