The opening scene shows a dark, mysterious ocean from a high angle as non-diegetic, mysterious music plays, making the audience feel anxious. A reflection of an eagle, representing a killer, is shown. Though the sea and eagle can be seen, the diegetic sounds of the water and eagle flying are not heard, creating a juxtaposition between what is seen and heard. A young girl in white, connoting innocence but also mystery, then fades onto the screen. The second opening scene shows the camera panning down the wall of a man's books and photographs. The books include The Bible, suggesting he is religious, and "The Call Within", implying he could be dangerous

1. Cape Fear Part 1
The opening scene begins with the Universal logo which transitions into a black screen, which
connotesdeath,shadowsandhorror,thisthenfadesintoa close upof a dark, mysteriousocean.The
diegeticsoundof rough sea starts beingplayedoverthe black screening,thispositionsthe seain an
unnervinglightasyou’re normallyscaredof whatyoucan’tsee.The camerathenshowsthe seafrom
a higherangle whilstthe continuouscreditsappearonthe screen.There isanon-diegeticsoundtrack
whichsoundsverymysteriouswithseveralmusicstingsengagingthe audience andmakingthemfeel
anxious. A reflection of an eagle which is titled as a bird of prey, representing a killer and a leader.
There isasoundbridge of the non-diegeticsoundtrackfollowingthroughthecuts. Asthe non-diegetic
soundtrackovertakesthe diegeticsoundof the water,youhave acontrapuntal editas youcan’t hear
what yousee on screen.Forexample younow can’thear the water nor can you hearthe eagle when
it flies over the sea. This is also juxtapositionas the sound and what you seen on the screendoesn’t
fit.There is a young girl whofadesonto the screenwho wearswhite whichconnoteswithinnocence
but also brings a sense of mystery.
The second opening scene we have the camera go down showing all the different books and
photographsthe manhason hiswall. One bookisThe Biblewhichgivesusanindicationthatthisman
may be veryreligiouswhichmakesusthinkhe is an innocentman.Anotherbook is‘The Call Within’
which gives us a different view on the man and we may fear he could be dangerous. There is a
mysterious non diegetic soundtrack which lets us understand this man may not be so innocent. He
alsohaspsychologyandlawbooksandthe postersare of JosephStalinwhoisadictatorknownasthe
man onsteal and there isalsothunderandlightningwhichforeshadowsforushe istrouble.We have
a focus pull from the books to him. He has a big tattoo on his back which is the scale of justice.