1. X-Men: First Class
T he genre of this sequence is a spy thriller. This is
established through the way that it is secretive and
very slick, suggesting to the audience that there will
highly trained spies that will serve as the protagonists in
this movie. There are also circle with letters in them, which
gives the audience perceptions of it relating to a secret or
secret codes. The back ground is black which adds to the
suspense. The typography of this sequence is clear, sleek and
simple, which indicates to the audience that there is
something which is hidden within plain sight. The circles and
the square shaped patterns can be related to the though
process of a devious criminal. While the strands of DNA
insinuates to the audience that forensic sciences will be
present.
T he narrative is established through this sequence which
seems to have its share of reality as well as the top
secret life of an espionage facility. There are no
images in this sequence suggesting to the audience that the
spies that end up solving the crime do not wish to show their
face. The spiralling set of blocks connotes to the audience
that these special ops have many enemies because of what they
do. Meanwhile the different coloured Xs suggests to the
audience that these indicate how many special ops there are,
or perhaps even how many enemies or innocents they have to
recover. As well as training their current special ops in
perfecting their abilities.

2. T he characters are established through in this sequence
as being the X-men, denoted to us through the usage of
the many Xs. The name or the letter X is related to
people whose identities need to be hidden away from sight. A
good example is patient X in the TV series Mutant X; this is
because his mutant powers were the ones that were causing the
catastrophes. This also suggests to the audience that these
spies are something more than human, perhaps even that they
have special mutant abilities which they need to keep secret
or risk being imprisoned against their own will. The name
itself also hints to the audience that this is a secret
recruitment agency that works to bring others like them into
the safety of their fold. This all contribute to the espionage
thriller action genre.
T he atmosphere of this film is established through the
use of its mysterious and fast paced rhythm. This is
indicated to the audience through the usage of the deep
spy type music. Every time the screen changes, there is a
sound bridge of music which eases the change and maintains the
pace and the suspense. The black contributes to the enigma
code and the titles are all in white which does not disorient
the whole of the sequence. The whole process of letters and
numbers makes the whole concept of the film to be intriguing
as well as dark. It is almost like the audience is about to
enter the world of the unknown, and they will share the
missions of the protagonists in a suspenseful and thrilling
manner.