Paul
The first line spoken in this film is "you're going on a road trip?" which instantly establishes what the characters have set out to do, go on a road trip. You are the shown the main characters who are A-List actors, Nick Frost and Simon Pegg, who have previously worked together in the films 'Hot Fuzz' and 'Shaun of the Dead'. Fans of these films would expect 'Paul' to be a comedy too. Another factor that is obvious is that they are really into aliens and outer space, this establishes where they are going on their road trip. Suddenly and quite bluntly, and alien appears. This entrance sets the rest of the film in place, it also gives the characters a challenge to deal with this alien. They have to get this alien back to where it came from. The may have made the link that Frost & Pegg work in comedy films and this is one of their finest. There is also a love interest in the film which also attracts film-watchers. Income the bad-guys so the audience know that conflict will break out. If you have an interest or not, that does not matter. If you like the film director, and the actors then that is enough for somebody to go and watch this film. Everyone knows that Pegg & Front work well together and the outcome of their films is always of a high standard. This films leaves you wanting to watch the rest of it and to find out what happens to Paul, for that reason people would go and pay to see this film.
Well done - you have identified the importance of the actors in this trailer. What else is the trailer selling. The genre is important - hybrid genre. Sci-fi/comedy.
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