The castle is shown twice, to accentuate its importance. Cinderella’s dream is to escape from her life of servitude and live happily, and she dreams of how wonderful life would be at the castle. The final image is the path that Cinderella and the Prince walk on outside when they leave the ball together. This path signifies the journey she is taking to follow her dreams and escape her current life. This opening sequence helps to build expectations for the viewer. An enchantingly harmonious song is heard throughout the opening credits, also. It is clear that multiple people are singing it, acting as a chorus. This chorus acts as narrators, with the lyrics of the song serving to prepare the action of the storyline for the viewers. Narrators are able to provide objective information since they are not affected by the actions of the characters. It is important for the viewer to listen to the words of the choral narrators and recognize that they are providing the first description of Cinderella. The choral narration gives the first view into the unrestricted narration of the film (Bordwell & Thompson, 2013, p. 87). Unrestricted narration explains that the viewer will be able to put together information gained from multiple characters and their respective viewpoints in order to have the best understanding of what is motivating the narrative. In this instance, the chorus is sharing
The castle is shown twice, to accentuate its importance. Cinderella’s dream is to escape from her life of servitude and live happily, and she dreams of how wonderful life would be at the castle. The final image is the path that Cinderella and the Prince walk on outside when they leave the ball together. This path signifies the journey she is taking to follow her dreams and escape her current life. This opening sequence helps to build expectations for the viewer. An enchantingly harmonious song is heard throughout the opening credits, also. It is clear that multiple people are singing it, acting as a chorus. This chorus acts as narrators, with the lyrics of the song serving to prepare the action of the storyline for the viewers. Narrators are able to provide objective information since they are not affected by the actions of the characters. It is important for the viewer to listen to the words of the choral narrators and recognize that they are providing the first description of Cinderella. The choral narration gives the first view into the unrestricted narration of the film (Bordwell & Thompson, 2013, p. 87). Unrestricted narration explains that the viewer will be able to put together information gained from multiple characters and their respective viewpoints in order to have the best understanding of what is motivating the narrative. In this instance, the chorus is sharing
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