RESEARCH: THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO

We watched the opening to The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. We then did a close analysis of the opening.

 There are many images that are dark and disturbing such as the bottomless see of dark water, this promotes the fear of drowning. Mixed in with this you have a lot of images of the human form. In the first instance a prone body. This body has a collar with spikes on it and another with oil or water being poured on it. Juxtaposed with this there is a computer keyboard which signals the genre and the plot. This is a nightmarish sequence however not real because no one lets oil and water role over their keyboard. In one sequence at one point water gushes out of a females mouth as if it were vomiting. It is revolting and frightening.

Many of the images are of knotted and twisted forms tangled together in a confusing mess which is a metaphor for how the film will progress. The film will be an unraveling of tortured limbs and cables and the whole opening is accompanied by appropriate music. 

A new equally frightening image is introduced of fire, it is almost as if someone is being set a light. There is a clear image of a human body who has been set light to down to a charred remain. It is a frightening visual. A close up of a human eye with wires going into the eye like they're snakes creates a sense of being controlled by the cables. There is a creature escaping from the flames like a Phoenix's rising up.

Depiction of a man and woman bare skin with a hint of violence from the fist.This suggests a dark violent sexual relationship. Towards the end there is a lot of images of flowers opening which morphs into two pairs of hands which suggests there will be a dark sinister sexual relationship in the film. The music never gives up, it continues to pound in out heads. 

There is then a female face being gagged. It is as if the opening is a glimpse into someone's nightmare world. A human creature is created as if they where monochrome. The girl created is very boyish with very short straight hair, it is as if it's a girl who's trying to deny her feminine. There is a final kiss which is disturbing because of the dark colour at which stage the music tempo increases. A collection of Blow flies appear which connotes death. Sharp objects such as knifes contribute to the feeling of death. There is a male figure blindfolded which continues to promote the fear of danger. It continued to show pictures of him struggling. Very rapid cuts are used to suggest that restless feeling in a nightmare. The opening comes to it's climax when people's heads explode and people's mouths open in howls of anguish.