How does the first 10 minutes of Final Destination create expectation and interest from the audience?

HOW DOES THE FIRST 10 MINUTES OF FINAL DESTINATION GAIN INTEREST FROM THE AUDIENCE AND CREATE EXPECTATION FOR THE REST OF THE FILM?


Final Destination is a teen horror movie typical of its genre, a genre that has seen many successful movies produced over the last few years. It contains a number of conventions that apply to the hybrid genre. The first 10 minutes of the film is used as an introduction to the film and its key storyline and main protagonists.

As the credits roll up the first real shot the audience is shown is a flash of lighting which pans down to a pane of glass, the stormy night and bad weather could be seen as a pathetic fallacy. It immediately tells the audience that something is wrong, the weather being bad is a sign of things to come.

There are a number of references to death and evil in the opening sequence to the film. The first of which is shadow of a doll hanging, giving the impression of a man who has been hung to his death. The next shot is of a boa...