Textual analysis of opening sequence

1. THE
GRUDGE
Textual analysis of opening sequence

2. • Storyline -The Grudge describes a curse that is born
when someone dies in the grip of a powerful rage or
extreme sorrow.The curse is an entity created where
the person died.Those who encounter this evil
supernatural force die; and the curse is reborn
repeatedly, passed from victim to victim.Which is
shown through out the film.
• Genre/Theme –The grudge is a is anAmerican
supernatural horror film, Released by Colombia
pictures.

3. Mise en
scene
• Mise en scene-The house seems empty and quiet as if
it’s a new home with the boxes in one of the rooms.
• It is set to be in japan so the woman sleeps on a blanket
in a room with sliding doors, a Japanese tradition.
• when she is riding a bike through a village there is lots
of stalls

4. Sounds and
use of
sounds
• Sounds/ use of sounds – the use of wind when she is
going into the loft 2:54. these are non diegetic sounds
• Creek sound effects from above have an effect as if its
leading to her way up into the loft 2:17 – 2:21
• These sound affects make the scene more creepy to
hint what genre

5. Editing • Camerawork – paper around the house shown to lead
the girl to the grudge.
• The low angle at 2:19 and when she is look around
makes you know that she is scared
• Editing –The producer and editor names change to a
blood red.There Is titles throughout it.

6. Conclusion • Overall the grudge was a good film to analyse. It has a
lot of different conventions to show that it is a horror
film. It had eerie music at the start and eerie sounds
towards the end such as creaking.This all lead to it
revealing what the film is about with giving minimal
information the audiences it attracts.This helped me
with my opening sequence because I have also chosen
a horror genre so it has gave me plenty of ideas to
share with my group.The one down side the film had
was they spoke in Japanese but subtitles can easily be
added.