Opening Credits Analysis 5 - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Opening Credits Analysis 

Dark colours have been used for each of the shots such as black, grey and sometimes white to help reflect the images we are being shown. This connotes simplicity but the music contrasts with this because it is quite heavy with could suggest conflict. The images that we are shown are all flashing which would connote that time is passing quickly.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo title appears and this is then covered with a black liquid. 

The black liquid keeps seeping through the images that we are shown as if it is something that is taking over, like a toxic liquid that all of the images are trying to escape.

We are shown an extreme close up of a mouth leaking the black liquid and this connotes that the black liquid is trying to escape from something that it stronger than it. 

Then a shot of fire is shown in the black colours which connotes hope but destruction through this. 

We see a match falling through a tilt which connotes that there is going to be destruction. 

When the fire finally hits the ground it sets the black liquid alight which connotes problems and disruption. The chorus of the music kicks in at this point which is a lot louder than the music before hand which connotes the problems are every growing. 

A skull on fire is shown which connotes death.

A close up of a face is shown rising above the black liquid which connotes that it is going to escape the problems that it's currently facing. 

A flower blooming is shown and this connotes new life.

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Columbia Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures present

A Scott Rudin and Yellow Bird Production

A David Fincher Film

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'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'

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