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life on mars

Life on mars is a british crime drama which uses technical codes, enigma codes and restricted narrative at times to engage its viewers. The series combines elements of speculative fiction l, featuring a present day police officer from the Greater Manchester Police who wakes up in 1973 after being involved in a road accident. The title is a reference to David Bowie's 1973 single "Life on Mars?, with its lyrics "Take a look at the lawman, beating up the wrong guy". In the opening of Life on mars a close-up of car wheels followed by police cars is used to build suspension, furthermore the fact it cuts between the credits builds adds to his even more, the police and detective cars are a generic theme to the crime drama ,therefore this quickly allows the audience to establish the genre.This enigma code delays information to the viewers and questions are left unanswered for the time being,this sustains audience interest. An enigma code creates suspense by withholding o