The Captive Trailer review

The Captive Trailer- A intense and mysterious thriller about a young girl who has gone missing

At the start of this trailer it sets the scene by presenting the environment, it shows a cold and snowy atmosphere alongside the sound of wind suggesting that its winter this will make the viewer feel immersed like they are there. Shortly after a scene of a father and his daughter in their car is presented, then the father is in a call with the mother showing their good relationship with each other with a hint of humour. Then the father leaves to get dinner leaving his daughter alone.

Briefly after it fades to black alongside tense and moody music, then the father realises his daughter has gone missing. Shortly after a continuous string of short clips unveiling the story line in tune with the music to build tension is shown giving clues on what’s going to happen about this missing girl. The protagonist is shown to be the father and the antagonist is briefly shown in some clips throughout the trailer to make the viewer create questions about the disappearance and this mysterious man who took the girl.

A range of narration is used to create questions and clues about the plot of the story, also text is shown about the film such as actors and directors which could intrigue the viewer or interest them The target audience is around 14+ and the trailer successfully uses actions and violence to suit this age rating.

Overall this trailer presents an emotional mystery about a girl who has gone missing and shows a couple’s relationship crumble because of this event.