Post 8: Genre research on 'Limitless'

The film opens on the titles in the title sequence appearing with a loud bangs, then a clatter as something metal is dropped. This opening gives the audience no clues whatsoever to go off and (unless they have watched the film before) they would have no idea what is going on. This feeling of confusion and important plot information being kept from the audience makes them want to watch more, so they can find out what happens. The banging and occasional clattering slowly grows louder, this brings a sense of impending doom to the audience as it seems to be building up to a climax. The narration gives the smallest amount of information, that he's done something wrong and someone is after him. He talks about having a 4 digit IQ, this raises questions for the audience, such as what did he do with that intelligence, has it got him into this situation, if not what did. The protagonist (the opening sequence clearly suggests that the narration/man on the screen is both the same person, and the protagonist) is quite clearly in an expensive apartment with a large metal door, the source of the banging that started in the initial few seconds (possibly a security door?), this makes the audience ask if the apartment is his and if he is being attacked, or if he broke into the apartment and people are after him. By the finality that the narration suggests, and the fact that he starts moving slowly toward the edge of the ledge the protagonist is standing on, this makes the audience think that the rest of the movie will be the build up to this point.