Introductions

What would you do if a movie or book started off with: One day while sitting in the park I saw a cow cross the street and for the rest of the day I followed it: who would want to read that. Well, yeah I know there are some of you out there saying you would but come on. They need to start off with some flare, something that will catch the reader/viewers attention. For little kids all they want to hear is “once upon a time”, or simple music they can dance to; for teens we just want to see things go straight to the point. When starting in the middle of something that is going on, it makes us want to keep reading to figure out “why?” Some times a book or movie will start off where it ends creating a full circle ending, other times it may start in a key place throughout the story. In the Lion king, it’s a full circle ending; this movie starts off with music and bright colors of the sunrise to catch people attention as well as all showing many different animals. This helps because people will say “oh that’s so cool” or “look at that!” and it makes them want to keep watching.
Just like The Lion King, Macbeth starts off in the middle of something, but in this case it’s a conversation. It starts off with the three witches whom are casting a spell, the author describes what’s going on around them but by them speaking. When introduced to them the reader can almost get the vibe of the wind whistling and the thunder roaring; its almost as if you were there. This is the perfect way to start something off; making it seem like your there only adds the effect and makes it a better beginning. The more interesting someone finds the begging, the more they will want to read.