Hi,
This week we watched three opening sequences from Se7en, Arlington Road and True Blood.
The only one of these I haven't seen is Se7en, so I can look at it from a different perspective that the other two sequences. The opening sequence of Se7en made me think it was about something creepy. The extreme close ups of writing, words and pictures freaked me out! The names of the actors as well were scribbly and wonky and that was kinda scary too. It made me think it was about someone reclusive and obsessed...I just don't know what aforementioned person is obsessed about!! I went to JB HI-FI last night and saw it there so I read the back. It's about a serial killer!!! I'm actually gonna go rent it I'm curious to see what it's like.
Arlington Road is such a good movie. It creeped me out to no end when I was younger, and I haven't seen it for a while. I think the opening sequence is an accurate representation of what is coming in the film. It shows distorted, negative images of suburban life. Just putting the shots into negative makes it seem so scary, as if all these comfortable images are not what they seem. What lies beneath the surface?
True Blood is a good show, but it totally wasn't what I was expecting. Mind-reading, friendly vampires, miserable town. I thought it was just going to be like Twilight. It's actually way darker, and sexier, and scarier, and cooler! The opening sequence freaks me out a bit, it makes me think of the southern states of America... the bayou and Louisiana. I don't know if that's actually where True Blood is set, but Louisiana is the state I think of when I think south. It has lots of opposites, like the Christians dancing in church and the stripper. Like Josh said, it's about the circle of life. Birth, death and rebirth.
After watching the opening sequences this week I'm inspired to watch more of True Blood and to rewatch Arlington Road!
The end.
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