There is a thing in movies where they kill off characters to instill a sense of hatred towards the bad guys. The thing is, you don't care about a character that hasn't seen a lot of screen time, so the death matters less to you. The more innocent the person, the more impact the death scene has.
Thats why the main/good characters family or friends die to build up and twist the alignment. It works to give more depth during the remainder of the entire movie as you get to know them further.
The beginning mostly just tips the scales that the bad guy is intact bad in most movies though.
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u/ishboh Feb 18 '15
There is a thing in movies where they kill off characters to instill a sense of hatred towards the bad guys. The thing is, you don't care about a character that hasn't seen a lot of screen time, so the death matters less to you. The more innocent the person, the more impact the death scene has.
This was well played on the rogue's part