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Honey I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
Plot ideas – the two words ‘Honey’ and ‘Kids’ gives off the idea that the main characters’ are a family (and this is probably a family film) the word  ‘honey’ if often used as a way of showing affection. Honey is a word that’s typically used between couples, but rarely by strangers. Since the title of the film ‘Honey I Shrunk the Kids’ is a  direct message, it suggests that it was said by one of the parents, and in the film we find out it was the father who shrunk the kids. Therefore, it is immediately clear that one of the parents shrunk the children.

The focus on the title sequence is on the word ‘shrunk’ and the title sequence has a constant theme of miniature, shown through the animations – magnifying glass, the children in the opening title sequences are zapped by a gadget and they shrink, the children become smaller than the credits as the credits tower over the now miniature cartoon children who are in the shadow of the credits; this is further shown as the children look up at the credits; when something is tall and large we usually look up at it.

Throughout the title sequence the children are running, running away from harm because they are so little; things like the title credits and objects are dangerous to them as everything else is larger. This sets the mood for the film because as the audience we know get the feeling that the miniature children are going to face obstacles; setting an adventurous tone. Moreover, as the children are running we get a sense of fear but also excitement as they run however, this is also further set by the sound; the sound is fast paced which mirrors the feelings and thoughts of the children as the run frantically.

We can lastly, tell that this is a family film because there are many household items in the title sequence such as a toaster, vacuum and a family dog resting.