SAW opening sequence analysis

SAW opening sequence analysis

 

This is the opening sequence of the movie SAW by Liongate films and at the beginning you can see a man who wakes up in a bathtub and the envoirment is dark the character seems to be lost and he recognises that he's not the only one in that room and suddenly the light turns on and he sees a dead body with a gun and a recorder on the floor. There is another character in the room which is smeared in blood and chained to the wall like the first character.They seemed to be helpless and the envoirement which looks like a dirty old bathroom emphasises an unknown place which could be anywhere. The music is eerie and the colours are white to blue and very cold. The usage of the cold colours gives the movie the right sense of horror such as the handheld shots. In this opening sequence the use of P.O.V. was very effiicient as it shows the view and the feeling of beeing lost of the protagonist. Near the end there is a montage which shows that the person tried to remove the chain with many attempts.