LEGEND: review on previous analysis

On a previous blog post I did a trailer analysis on the film 'Legend' and spoke briefly about the voiceover by the woman at the beginning of the film. Yesterday I saw the film in the cinema and unlike before, when I was unsure of the relevance and effect of the voiceover, I know see the full purpose and relevance to it in the trailer.

Previously I said:

'The voice over at the beginning of the trailer is effective in explaining the narrative, however the technique of a narrator is only used at the beginning as speech from other characters also feature. I also think it is interesting that they chose a female to do the voice over as the main characters are two males. This may be because the female has a key role in the film, however I don't know this as I haven't seen the film. This is one of the questions that might make a viewer want to see the film: 'what relevance does the woman have?' There is also the fact that she has a strong London accent, adding to the theme and stereotypes used throughout the film towards Londoner's being rough and tough.'

Now I can answer these questions and purpose of the narrative. The narrative, all though is questionable in the trailer is significant due to the fact that the woman speaking is actually the character of Reggie Kray's wife, a main character in the film. She also not only narrates in the trailer but narrates in sections of the film and the film is shown as if it's the story she is telling. The narrative that features in the trailer also features in the beginning of the film. Her East-End accent is due to the 'rough, tough' area that she and the Krays are from, which is what I suspected before having even seen the film

I also previously said:

Overall I feel that it is a trailer that would definitely draw an audience in due to all of the features mentioned in this blog psot and I feel the most effective one is that Tom Hardy has been cast to play'

This comment is clearly true in my opinion and the trailer has clearly done its job ,as I have since seeing the trailer, then gone and paid to see it in the cinema and would then continue to spend money on the film as I want to buy it on DVD once it is out. So Legend is a clear example of a successful trailer in my opinion.