RESEARCH: THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO

•  We analyzed the opening of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (David Fincher 2011)

In the girl with the dragon tattoo opening, there are many images that are dark and disturbing. To start with there is an image of a thick running black liquid.

This provokes the feeling of drowning and makes the audience feel uncomfortable and distressed. Mixed with this you have a lot of images of the human form, first you have a prone body, the body has a restraining, metallic collar around it's neck. This is put together with an image of faces with black liquid spewing out of them, this adds to the initial theme of drowning. This shot is also revolting and shocking for the audience. 

A key visual code is the computer keyboard and cables, as they signal genre and plot, we now know that somehow these elements are Incorporated into the film. Also the during the shots where the technologies is shown the opening titles still maintain the dark black background, which shows us that there role in the film could be negative.

Many of the images are distorted or manipulated. For example the cables are all tangled and the body's are positioned in uncomfortable and unnatural ways. This hints to the plot as it could suggest a tangled web of deception and intrigue which unravels as the story develops.

Accompanying this dark malevolent imagery, is a aggressive, unrelenting percussion music.  this adds to the darkness of the opening as it sets the ambiance and creates a negative and frighting atmosphere.

A new frighting image is introduced of a body seemed to be set alight, this sudden introduction of colour shocks the audience.