Storyline, Openings and Binary Oppositions

I viewed a handful off movies and their openings, these movies being; 'Ferris Beullers day off', 'Twilight', 'Romeo & Juliet', '10 things I hate about you', and 'Princess Diaries'. These movies are all 'teenage movies' and have similar and very different aspects about them. I'll be analysing the opening to all these movies and will be summarising their plot, comparing and establishing their Binary Oppositions.

1. 'Ferris Beullers day off'       

In this movie the main protagonist is Ferris, who decides to fake a fever to have a day off school. In this movie the binary oppositions are quite clear. Firstly, we can see that Ferris has this idea that home life is much more exciting than school life, at home he has a pool, games, and the internet, whereas at school, he's made to work all day. This is a clear contrast which can be seen the minute the scene begins.

Although Ferris has the choice to stay at home, he decides to call his friend Carmen, who is actually suffering from a fever. This is another binary opposition, Ferris is faking being ill, whereas his friend has actually contracted a disease. Fake illness vs Real illness.

When Ferris is is trying to fool his parents into believing his lies, his sister walks in and immediately begins to quarrel with him. You can see that there is a strong rivalry between the two, which is expected when it comes to siblings. This is a clear binary opposition, which establishes the fact that this is a teen movie.