Opening Title Analysis

Aksaah Ul-Haq 12JLF

Se7en • The way in which Se7en starts, gives the audience the

idea that this film is a psychological thriller. The fuzziness and constant disorientation can represent a state of chaos.

• The scratchy like sound is an effective tool as it can make the person watching feel rather uncomfortable in their seat while watching.

• The constant appearance of the film title in disoriented font and placed over each other could show that whoever the protagonist is, their life could be messy and chaotic or they could be suffering from something which they are unaware of.

• In the second picture we see who we’d assume as the protagonist in a dark room and developing photographs. It seems to be a girl and could be someone close to them, but as it is a psychological thriller, we could assume that the male protagonist may be obsessive.

• In the 3rd picture we can see that the man is cutting the skin off his fingers which is quite strange and could be a form of self-harm. There are many reasons why he could be doing this and he could perhaps be distressed.

• Toward the end, the OST speeds up and this could connotate that, even though it is just the start, things are already to become intense.

The Memento• The first thing we see is the credits and

under that, we see someone holding a bloody picture.

• The tone of the non-diagetic sound could connotate that something bad has happened and there is something going on.

• In the second picture we see a man with blood on his face and by using a CU we can see that there is a feeling of guilt on his face and that he feels as though he may have done wrong. Earlier, we saw him with a camera and the polaroid and he kept it which could connotate that he is the cause for whatever has happened, and that he is suspected of having caused harm to the other person.

Psycho• The cut or fragmentation in the word psycho could connotate chaos and disruption• It could also show how confusion could be presented as the split could connotate a

split mind• The title comes in from different directions and this could present two sides of a

person which is common in presentation from the director or editor or writer. • The fragmented words could be symbolic as to whether or not a person has been

brainwashed or perhaps manipulated into doing something which they do not wish to do or something they know has consequences but they go and do it anyway.

• The black and white could connotate 2 main characters e.g. The white can connotate the innocence of the main protagonist who we would assume as the protagonist and the second protagonist to be of evil nature and rather dangerous.