Saw 1: Opening Scence Analysis

     
           The title opening of the film is in quite bold blue writing not conforming to the typical horror film titles with red blood dripping down. They do this to set up the audience to think an feel that  this film is going to be more seriously and the isn't going to be to gory so they are more shocked when they watch the film.

       As the film starts the location is dark and is not revealed to the audience we hear loud screams and crying suggesting they are in danger. This causes mystery and intrigue within the audience. As the light turns we get a can see where the location is. A large, old, dirty bathroom is the location in which this scene is set. The bathroom they are in looks like it may be a room with in an abandoned  house or warehouse suggesting a perfect place to commit a crime which is another indicator to the audience that the characters we are introduced to may be in danger. The abandoned bathroom they are in also is a genre indicator towards a horror film, this is because horror films are normally set in old dark places much like the one in this clip.  The presents of a dead man in the  middle of the room heightens the sense of danger and mystery. This also creates a lot of enigmas among the audience, who is he? why did he kill himself? ect.

        As the lights turn on and we see who is behind the mystery voices we get to have a look at the two main characters, the audience can tell by the way they are acting and speaking that the two men are handling the situation very differently. The one who had just woken up in the bath tub is very distressed and worried for his life, were as the one who was awake has already come to terms with what is going on. By meeting these two characters it creates more enigmas, who are they? why are they chained up? with out being told much about the characters the audience can already identified the two men to be the two protagonists as they seem to be helpless and not doing anything wrong.

        I think this is a very interesting start to a film as it strait away gets the audience hooked and thinking of many different things that may be going on. It keeps the audience wanting to find out more about the characters and why they are there, creating many enigmas. It also easily identified its self as being a horror film with out being too stereo typical and making it tacky.

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