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Step Brothers Title Sequence

The film starts off with a quote from George W.Bush, which talks about family. This is important to the rest of the film as it set the scene of family, moreover through the words "actual quote" it connotes comedy.

 The font of the letters used are like written handwriting and are messy like a childs. This shows that the film will not be a serious one and will be a comedy film. The same font is carried on throughout the titile sequence, to convey the childlike action that is in the film.

The opening scenes introduce us to the main characters in the film. We are first introdcued to Will Ferrell's character Brennan who is childlike, peering through the microwave waiting for his food to be ready.

The next character we are introduced to is John Reilly's character Dale. He is introduced with a close up shot of Dale smelling his clothes to see if any are clean to wear, as children would do.

The next character that is introduced is Mary Steenburgen's character Nancy. Brennan and Nancy are shot in a long shot, Brennan is in his pajamas eating breakfast while watching tv. Nancy is formally dressed ready for work, connoting the Nancy is the mother with a job and Brennan is a child at a weekend.

The next shot is an over the shoulder shot of Dale's Father Dr. Robert played by Richard Jenkins. Dale is dressed in jeans and a t-shirt playing a video game. Whereas Robert is dressed in a suit. This conveys that Robert is off to an important meeting and that Dale is staying home doing nothing.

The next shot is an over the shoulder shot of a convention, eventhough there is a shallow focus you can make out the the man is Dr. Robert. The audience is full of men in black and grey suit and the Nancy in her colourful shirt. Nancy stands out to the rest to draw the audiences eyes to her.



The last shot of the title sequence is of Nancy and Dr. Robert after the convention in a room alone making out. This sets up the rest of the film as Nancy and Dr. Robert later get married, creating the genre of domestic comedy.