This document analyzes the opening sequence of the film Sweeney Todd, summarizing that it establishes death and blood as reoccurring themes through the use of a first-person camera perspective and red imagery. Shots zoom in on Sweeney's bloody barber chair, follow a blood trail, and show cogs beginning to turn, implying blood plays a role in something ominous. Creepy nondiegetic music sets the tone as the red title appears, with only Sweeney Todd's name in red, indicating he will do most of the killing. Scenes of pies in an oven with bubbling blood suggest the victims may still be alive, revealing Sweeney's psychopathic nature. The ending