Genre Research- Split

Split- 2016
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan 
Starring: James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy and Haley Lu Richardson
With a budget of only 9 million, Split, grossed over 278 million dollars worldwide.
The film received mostly positive reviews, including a 76% on Rotten Tomatoes. 
It was also nominated for a variety of awards such as the London Film Critic's award for performer of the year and the MTV award for best actor. 
The opening begins with the production company, BH productions, and fades into a mid-shot of a girl sitting alone at a party. She is staring off into the distance while everyone else is having fun in the background, showing that she is either upset about something or could possibly be an anti-social person. This shot is held for a few seconds and the camera is focused on her to emphasize that she is by herself at this party. Next, an over-the-shoulder shot of another girl and her dad looking at the first girl, who is in the corner on her phone. The dialogue between the girl and her dad explain that the lonely girl gets in trouble a lot and doesn't have any friends. The dad offers her a ride home because she cannot get picked up. Then, a wide shot of the group walking to a car and putting food into the trunk. The shot then appears to be a point-of-view shot from an unknown person who is watching the girls get into the car. The father notices the person and says "can I help you," but no response is heard. The camera, now inside the car shows an eye-line match of the lonely girl looking into the re-view mirror, which is looking at the empty ground. The girl looks again and sees spilled food on the ground, which causes her to slowly turn around. She sees a different man in the drivers seat who is cleaning the car, and when the other two girls realize it is not their father he sprays them with something that knocks them out. All of this is shown from the point-of-view of the lonely girl who is sitting in the passenger seat. The source music from the car radio become louder but more muffled, which signals the danger and intensity of the situation. The lonely girl, still awake slowly attempts to leave with mid-shots of her hand trying to open the car door. Once she opens the door, the car makes a noise which alerts the strange man and he also sprays her. A close-up is shown of her crying before the screen quickly fades to black. This opening makes the audience worry about the girls and wonder why the man is kidnapping him, it is a very thrilling opening that poses many unanswered questions.