The Beginning of a Work of Art

With every great book or movie, there must be a part that just jumps out at you and makes you interested. The beginning to a book or a movie is a pivotal part to its success, and without a good beginning, people become less interested. One movie that had a beginning where I was immediately interested in is The Bourne Identity. This movie starts off with a man lying out in the ocean during a thunderstorm. A fishing boat comes and picks him up; the fishermen on the boat take him inside to see what is wrong. As they examine his back, they see several bullet-holes and become perplexed.
After watching that first scene, I immediately became interested in finding out who shot him and why they shot him. The point I’m trying to make here is that if that movie had a lousy beginning, I probably would have stopped watching it and I would have missed out on what would have been my favorite movie. The beginning of this movie explains the sense of curiosity, which is a big theme in the movie. While the audience watches the movie, they are wondering who this man is; what is interesting about this is that the plot of the movie is for the man to find out who he himself is. In the play Macbeth, the beginning scene includes three witches in a kind of eerie environment.
They begin to talk to each other about this person named Macbeth, and that they will see him at their next meeting. Right off the bat this play seems like a very sneaky and negative one, because of the first scene. This immediately draws the attention of the audience and urges them to read more. These two examples really show how a strong beginning scene can mold what could possibly be a great work of art.

For the intro of Macbeth, visit this site: MACBETH

For more information on the Bourne Identity, visit this site: BOURNE