Handout to support analysis of Opening of Poseidon 2006

Poseidon - opening sequence handout for analysis

Old Disaster Movies

Well you saw some of 'The Towering Inferno' and 'Airport' which are the 'classics' of the genre and mark what became the first films of the 'GENRE'. They established the DISASTER MOVIE and became the blueprint for the genre expectations.

Genres change over time and now we've started watching more modern examples, you should be able to see some obvious differences.

FIRSTLY - the special effects are much better
SECONDLY - the plot moves much quicker - there is less time spent introducing the characters

As we watch the more modern examples, think about those old movies we saw and reflect on how things have changed and how your expectations as a modern audience are different.