Genre Research Case Study #2
The opening sequence began by showing a doll house in reference to the family's house. As the image grew larger and the camera was brought closer to the dollhouse you can realize the scene was shown and patreyed to be one of the main characters room, Peter. Peter's father walked in, attempting to wake him up, and placed a suit on the bed. The father then realizes Peter's sister Charlie didn't sleep in her room last night and found her in a tree house outside. He further told her to get dressed and ready. The scene changes setting to a funeral of Peter and Charlie's grandmother. Annie was up on the stage talking about who her mother was before she passed. The scene changes to Charlie making a clicking noise with her mouth and drawing a picture as her mother is talking at the funeral portraying her to look uninterested in what's going on. The father closes her drawing book because it was an inappropriate time to be drawing. The scene automatically changes to Charlie watching her grandma as she's eating a chocolate bar and they leave. The main message of the opening showed how uncomfortable and isolated the family was from each other, creating a clear aura of hatred of some sort between each other, especially after the grandmother died. Most people in the opening sequence showed lack of remorse.
What is the central belief in the world of the film?
The central belief is that the family didn't get along with each other and were surrounded by people who were fake and didn't care about them.
Which group (s) of people/audience is the filmmaker representing in the film?
the groups of people that were targeted to this movie were definitely people who enjoy thrillers and psychological films
What images are prioritized in the opening sequence that immediately gains your attention and interest? (Clip #1)
What connotations do the images carry?
the second image had a negative connotation due to the lack of remorse shown in the scene.
The first image was shown as the dollhouse when really it's an exact replica of the family's house giving it a different meaning and showing the family is belittled and not taken seriously.
What is the enigma in the opening?
Charlie, the daughter of the main family that the story revolves around was the enigma of the opening scene because she didn't converse much and had weird behavior at the funeral and it was difficult to explain why. This is what grabbed the audience's attention as it led to mystery and questioning as to who Charlie is as a character as she did not act the same as the rest of her family.
