Flowers in the Attic opening sequence analysis

In the opening sequence of flowers in the attack there is details about the film such as the fact that she says that this is how she remembered the house she also says that it was her grandmother's house this give you the idea that something must have happened for them to now have to live with her. Within the first few seconds of the opening sequence you now that the film is set in the past and you now that the film is all going to be from the girls point of view as she is the one talking. You also now that she lose her innocence but done know why this is a good aspect of a thriller as it keeps you interested and watching. After you have listened to the what the girl is saying it then takes you though a Attic this then makes you wounder what is going on more and makes you guess more as there is items in which are shown within the Attic these are -

• Helmet
• Blow up bed this makes you think someone lived up there
• Cage
• Books
• Paper flower shown to be important as it was shown for the longest period of time
• Letters
• picture of a man + women + 4 children this then fades into a clearer coloured scene where the girl starts to talk again.

The last part of the opening sequence ends with the girl saying that her parents where the centre of her universe when she was young this then keeps you guessing as you don't know why they are not now and you want to keep watching so that you can find out.
the music in which is played throughout the opening sequence is quite high pitched this therefore makes you uncomfortable as the pitch is too high.