“Cops and robbers,” films are written to a formula. Most films in this genre comply with a basic formula that determines the characters in the film (both good and bad), the crimes, tactics used by characters and the way the film plays out.
“Cops and robbers,” films, like any other films must be structured in a way so that we, the viewers become part of their world. For this to be possible, we must first be introduced to their environment, as it is always unique to our own. In movies such as Beverly Hills Cop, Terminator, Lethal Weapon, Judge Dredd etc. the purpose of the opening scenes are to establish the world in which the film will be set and the characters (how they live, personality etc.) In the beginning of Lethal Weapon we discove
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