Truth or Dare

    
     The movie Truth or Dare is a horror/suspense movie directed by Jeff Wadlow. The movie made it’s debut this year, April 13, 2018, which ironically was on Friday the 13^th.  

     The movie is about a group of friends who were brought to Mexico, by a “stranger”. This stranger was thought to have a crush on one of the main character’s, Olivia, but however, he had other plan for her and her friends. He brought them to Mexico to play a game of Truth or Dare, but the game is not all what the friends think that it is. The game has a curse on it and follows the friends back to their home town. They must play the game. Tell the truth or die; Do the dare or die. Refuse to play or die. That’s the rules. The game will end when all the players are dead.

     This movie trailer has a very well put together hook at meets at least three rules for a strong hook. The first is that the trailer opens with the main characters sitting by a fire. This helps the audience see who the movie is going to be about all at the same time (339). The trailer also sets the tone for the whole movie (339). You find out that it is going to be suspenseful when Oliva’s crush is asked what his intentions for Oliva are. The movie trailer open with conflict (339). The friends/players are thing to figure out how to play the game without dyeing, which doesn’t work well for some of the players/friends. 

     The movie trailer adheres to four out of five of the elements of a riveting first line. It contains a question, introduces the characters, gives the setting and sets the tone of the movie (341). The first line of the trailer contains the question, to Oliva’s crush, as to what his intentions with her were. His answer to the questions sets the tone for the whole movie. The characters are introduced in the first line of the trailer because they are all sitting around a fire together. The setting at first is Mexico, but the setting for the rest of the movie is the friends home town. 

     This movie trailer has a very interesting storyline, has a very great hook and adheres to most of the elements of a riveting first line. All these components and the trailer itself makes me want to go see the movie.

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Behrens, Laurence, and Leonard J. Rosen. Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum. 13th ed., Pearson, 2016.