Drag me to hell analysis

Drag me to hell is a horror film. From watching the opening 2 minutes it seems like a very jumping film. i will now be evaluating all the different sections to the film that i was able to see from the opening.

Camera

There was many camera shots/angles used to create this thrilling opening. One of the very first shots was an establishing shot of the home where the opening 2 minutes would take place. this gives us a good idea of where the next scene will be taking place. It then moves on to many close ups of the characters faces. The character that stood out the most was the women who was meant to be helping the boy. When the camera shows the woman's face, we see panic, it gives us a good indication of what she is feeling and if the situation is good or bad. It also gives a close up of the boy, we can see that the boy looks distressed. When we see the boy laying down the camera starts to pan, which disorientates the audience, this creates tension because we think that something bad is going to happen afterwards. 

Sound

There is use of a minor key. This creates sad music with a suspended note which creates a lot of tension. All the music used in the opening is full of tension it always has you feeling on edge as to what will happen next. It is very effective as it makes you want to carry on watching.

Editing

Between most of the scene it has fast pace editing. this creates a sense of chaos. This is because it makes you feel like you are in the film going on the journey of hell with them. 

The spiritualist is given prevalence as she is the character you see the most. She has longer duration shots and a lot more close ups than any other character included in the opening. This gives you the feeling that she is going to be in the film an awful lot as well as the little boy who has already been 'dragged to hell'.
Representation 
It shows us negative stereotypes of each culture. It presents the Mexicans as being poor and how their not able to look after themselves very well as they do not look very clean. It presents the gypsies as being evil and sinister. We get this impression because when they boy stole the necklace they put a curse on him which is obviously why he is hearing things and seeing things that are not real. It also gives us the impression that they can do magic as they were able to cast a spell on the little boy.