Analysis of opening sequence: Final Destination 2.
The beginning of Final Destination 2 is News footage of the previous movies events.”180 crash and series of mysterious events thereafter."It then shows close ups of the main characters room .You see a toy clown spinning from the ceiling which plays on the fact that this is a psychological movie. That the characters fear of the prediction. Bring them to their death faster because they fight it. The Audio is the news, but the visual is a panning of the bedroom .You see the characters hand spasm which tells the audience she's asleep. This gives a fly on the wall affect like she’s being watched by someone or a force. This is effective because it’s a psychological thriller which relies on idea that death is a person (Reaper) or thing.
In every shot the composition is done for a specific reason for example when the 'T' on Road Trip is obstructed by keys to spell Road rip .These subliminal Messages occur throughout the film are called ‘signs’ by the characters. Another’s example is when the Stanley knife is in a magnified picture of the main character, you know by the sharp, high pitched creepy music and visuals that something bad is going to happen to "Kimberly".
The opening sequence is a series of 'warnings ‘which is the flash forward premonition. These include Kimberly’s dad phoning about a leek of fluid and to get the car checked out .The others include a series of signs like highway to hell on the radio and the kid smashing the truck and red van together ECT.
It’s effective because it shows you what the film is like through the entire length. Its also intriguing as it’s particularly good at building suspense .Which I think is due to the deictic sound and lighting of shots .The mis-en-scene is constantly moving through the objects in her room from different angles and distances. Which is the same for the accidents throughout the feature because there are so many different things going on leading up to them the camera shots are rarely static and if they are they are to a dramatic effect which fits the films psychological thriller genre.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq7sjF_AAbc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NGktCJoxvM http://www.youtube.com/watchv=Q9hX0Prwm1k&feature=related
The beginning of Final Destination 2 is News footage of the previous movies events.”180 crash and series of mysterious events thereafter."It then shows close ups of the main characters room .You see a toy clown spinning from the ceiling which plays on the fact that this is a psychological movie. That the characters fear of the prediction. Bring them to their death faster because they fight it. The Audio is the news, but the visual is a panning of the bedroom .You see the characters hand spasm which tells the audience she's asleep. This gives a fly on the wall affect like she’s being watched by someone or a force. This is effective because it’s a psychological thriller which relies on idea that death is a person (Reaper) or thing.
In every shot the composition is done for a specific reason for example when the 'T' on Road Trip is obstructed by keys to spell Road rip .These subliminal Messages occur throughout the film are called ‘signs’ by the characters. Another’s example is when the Stanley knife is in a magnified picture of the main character, you know by the sharp, high pitched creepy music and visuals that something bad is going to happen to "Kimberly".
The opening sequence is a series of 'warnings ‘which is the flash forward premonition. These include Kimberly’s dad phoning about a leek of fluid and to get the car checked out .The others include a series of signs like highway to hell on the radio and the kid smashing the truck and red van together ECT.
It’s effective because it shows you what the film is like through the entire length. Its also intriguing as it’s particularly good at building suspense .Which I think is due to the deictic sound and lighting of shots .The mis-en-scene is constantly moving through the objects in her room from different angles and distances. Which is the same for the accidents throughout the feature because there are so many different things going on leading up to them the camera shots are rarely static and if they are they are to a dramatic effect which fits the films psychological thriller genre.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq7sjF_AAbc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NGktCJoxvM http://www.youtube.com/watchv=Q9hX0Prwm1k&feature=related
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