Analysis
of “The Secret Window”
The opening sequence is taken from “The
Secret Window”, staring Johnny Depp and written and directed by David Koepp.
The
genre of “The Secret Window” is a psychological thriller; a psychological
thriller is a fictional thriller story which emphasizes the
psychology of its characters and their unstable emotional states. In terms of classification, the category is a
sub-genre of the broader ranging thriller category, with similarities to Gothic
and detective fiction. A psychological thriller is also used to create
suspense, set up enigma codes and it is a taster of what to come throughout the
film we are talking about.
In the opening of “The Secret
Window” there are a lot of close-ups of Johnny Depp whilst he is in the car;
there is also a voice over telling Johnny’s character “Mort Rainy” turn back
and go back to the block of motels where his then wife “Amy” is in bed with
another man.
Mise-en-scene; the location is in
a block of motels in the middle of winter, I gather this information from the
snow on the ground and it is pouring with sleet/snow on Johnny Depp’s character
as he is walking in to the building to get the key from the manager’s office
where the keys are hung up on the wall, as he walks into the manager’s office
we all get a warm vibe as he walks in because there is heater right beside the
door.
Sound; the opening sequence of the
titles of “The Secret Window” is quite a scary sounding piece using chello like
instruments which gives it a mystery feel. At the end of the film the is
cut-scene of a lake with a chello instrument playing over as the camera pans
across the lake on a high angle, so we see the extent of the lake.
Conclusion; I think that this is a
typical thriller opening because you have suspense and a taster of what is to
come throughout the film.
The is a clip of the opening sequence to
'TheSecretWindow'
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