Love Actually Opening Scene Analysis

Love actually is a romantic comedy staring Colin Firth, Kiera knightly and many other famous actors. From the opening couple of minutes it is made aware to the audience that this film is clearly a romantic film however there are no signs that it is a comedy. I can tell that it is a comedy because of the characters that are in it. Colin Firth for example he is a well known character who is involved in a lot of comedy films for example Mama Mia. The opening scene is a scene with Colin Firth narrating in the background and many camera shots of love all around us with families and many couples hugging and showing there love for each other. This is how you can tell that this film is a Romantic film because every single shot within the first couple of minutes of the opening scene is a picture of a two people hugging. this generally shows love and romance. the music used within this scene as well is also used to full effect and shows that it is a romantic film. the slow but calming and soothing music shows that it is a love film. This is because slow music is generally what couples listen to when they are alone. at the end there are credits and it comes up with the love actually title it is filled in red and this is because the colour red represents love this is because red is a very emotionally intense colour. it enhances human metabolism, increases respiration rate and raises blood pressure. it has a very high visibility which is why it is used in the title so people can see it.