Link to Film Opening (artofthetitle.com)
- Information of production company shown at the beginning of the opening.
- Right from the beginning, it is very dar and there are slow fades to black. This adds mystery and ties in with the genre being dark and eery.
- The titles then break apart like a jigsaw puzzle and this links to the name of the film 'The Game' and is similar to the plot as there are new layers and complex situations which arise.
- The sound is very minimal and we only hear the sounds of the puzzle pieces breaking away from each other.
- There is then a change of mood as we see flashbacks of different memories. There is a sense of community and happiness as the people are smiling and are together. This community is shown with the group of people watching a play. We also get a feeling of family bonds with the father and son in the beginning.
- The setting in the flashbacks are mostly outdoors and bright adding to this positive feel. However, due to the darkness in the beginning and the fact that these are all flashbacks, we also get the idea that things have changed since this moment and everything in the present time is not so happy and filled with a sense of community.
- There is then another clip of the father and son and this clip ends with the father walking away into the darkness and this also links in with the narrative as the boy's father commits suicide leaving him on his own wondering why.
- The final shot of the flashback is a CU of the boy and this then flashes forward into the present time so we can see the change of this boy physically as he is now a man.
- He washes his face and looks into the camera (mirror) showing him reflecting about himself.
- The final shot of the framed photos gives another image of memories.
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