The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) is an American re-make of the 2009 original Swedish version. This film released on 20th December 2011 and stars Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara and is directed by David Fincher, which suggests that the film had a very large budget considering the names and reputations of the production team and actors, hence the success of the film.
Click HERE to see the opening sequence to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
This film is a mystery thriller and requires the opening sequence to be as unrevealing as possible whilst also hinting the audience as to what the film is about. The opening sequence establishes genre through the use of very dark colours being mainly black throughout, an unclear message of what is happening between the two characters and how the features on the characters' faces and bodies can't be seen as they are not indented purposley to keep the secrets within the film and encourage the viewer to keep watching.
This particular opening sequence stands out to me in comparison with many other films I have watched because of many unique aspects such as the gripping and intense music, the lack of colours and how dull the picture which is different from most films but also the special effects used to create a supernatural world where almost incredibly strange things happen to people such as being strangled automatically by computer cables. These effects are used to good effect as they may give clues as to what may happen in the film. The constant reference to either one of the characters being held down, struggling to be released may suggest the element of crime is involved in the film contributing to its genre of a mystery thriller.
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| This is screenshot of one of the characters shedding a tear. It is clear that this tear is not a clear liquid as the colour on the picture contrasts with the lighter coloured skin meaning the tear must of a darker colour signifying the fact that it could possibly be blood. This gives the viewer the impression that the film may contain scenes of violence, drama and action. |
I think that the target audience of the film are those who enjoy violence, action, drama and crime thrillers as this is exactly what the film is. Due to this, I would also say that the film is for audiences aged 15 and older.
Finally, the two characters in the opening sequence are being poured on by this dark ink-like substance suggesting that during the film there is a relationship between two characters where one may have tricked or lied to the other and this is shown by the ink covering the eyes of one character to show that he/she has fallen for what may happen.
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| This screenshot from the opening sequence shows a skull like shape being bunt down in flames implying death of one of the characters. The opening sequence to this film can be perceived to be in the point of view of one of the characters. |
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