
Now this research was carried out by questioning over thirty-two thousand film fans across fifteen markets located in Europe, two thousand of which were based in the UK. Through this, they eventually discovered the following five facts:
1) ATTENTION: Over 55% of respondents in Germany, Hungary, the Republic of Ireland, and Sweden said that they judge a film by the starting scene, whereas 83% of Brits turn off a movie if they don't immediately like the look of it. Also, 72% of Europeans collectively agree that an incredible opening scene makes a film more memorable as a whole, and on average, it takes about 17 minutes to convince them to keep their eyes glued to the screen.

3) MUSIC: I'm sure most people will agree that music plays a large part in helping a scene flow on both a thematic and emotional level. As a matter of fact, 30% of movie-mavens based in the UK say that an amazing soundtrack is an essential component to a great opening scene, with Saturday Night Fever (1977) hitting the top spot with 9% of the vote, closely followed by Elton John’s rendition of ‘Circle of Life’ from The Lion King (1994) with 7% of the vote.
4) DIRECTORS: Now where directors are concerned, Steven Spielberg came out on top because those polled thought he consistently created the perfect start to a box office hit. Quentin Tarantino, on the other hand, came second with 10% of the vote, and in third place was Alfred Hitchcock with 9% for composing all of those spine-tingling scenes.
5) TASTE: Each country across Europe seem to have their own personal tastes where it comes down to a films introduction and style. For instance, 30% of French fans are generally hopeless romantics; 25% of Polish people dig a hero with swagger; 31% of citizens from the Czech Republic enjoy a quick-witted one-liner; and 29% of Russians like a good laugh from the outset.
Now for a quick run-down on the results of this research please check out the following two lists.
Europe’s Top Five Movie Opening Scenes
(1) Titanic / (2) Lion King / (3) Pulp Fiction / (4) Star Wars Episode IV / (5) Jaws
Country | Film |
Percentage
|
Czech Republic | Titanic |
13%
|
Denmark | Pulp Fiction |
8%
|
France | Titanic |
10%
|
Germany | Lion King |
9%
|
Hungary | Titanic |
11%
|
Italy | Titanic |
7%
|
Netherlands | Lion King |
10%
|
Poland | Titanic |
9%
|
Republic of Ireland | Pulp Fiction |
9%
|
Russia | Titanic |
11%
|
Spain | Star Wars Episode IV |
9%
|
Sweden | Lion King |
9%
|
Switzerland | Lion King |
10%
|
Turkey | Titanic |
13%
|
UK | Star Wars Episode IV & Jaws |
10%
|
Europe’s Top Five Directors (of movie opening scenes)
(1) Steven Spielberg / (2) Quentin Tarantino / (3) Alfred Hitchcock / (4) Ridley Scott / (5) George LucasCountry | Movie Director |
Percentage
|
UK | Steven Spielberg |
19.17%
|
Czech Republic | Steven Spielberg |
22.62%
|
Denmark | Steven Spielberg |
17.37%
|
France | Steven Spielberg |
24.16%
|
Germany | Steven Spielberg |
22.97%
|
Hungary | Steven Spielberg |
27.15%
|
Italy | Steven Spielberg |
21.19%
|
Netherlands | Steven Spielberg |
25.91%
|
Poland | Quentin Tarantino |
18.71%
|
Republic of Ireland | Steven Spielberg |
23.65%
|
Russia | Steven Spielberg |
23.95%
|
Sweden | Steven Spielberg |
13.55%
|
Switzerland | Steven Spielberg |
23.99%
|
Turkey | Steven Spielberg |
20.86%
|
WHAT'S THE BEST OPENING SEQUENCE IN CINEMA? EUROPE MAY HAVE THE ANSWER
Reviewed by David Andrews
on
July 03, 2018
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