Kill Bill opening sequence analysis

This is a preview of the opening sequence of kill bill vol 1. I have chose to look at this opening sequence because the genre of the film is revenge thriller which relates to the genre of film me and my group will be creating.
In the opening sequence of this film we do not fully understand what is happening as all we see is a woman covered in blood talking to someone who we cannot see. This follows the conventions of the genre as it is mysterious as we do not know what has happened nor who she is talking to. This creates enigmas straight away which make the viewer carry on watching to find out what has happened. We also hear the woman say "Bill its your baby" which creates more enigmas for the viewer and makes them wonder why he tried to shoot her.
The lighting in this scene is low key and it is also in black and white which indicates that something terrible has happened and that something more terrible will happen. It also gives the impression of a flash back as it is black and white which may suggest that the memory was some time ago. the mise en scene of the blood shows that the woman has been severley beaten and the man called Bill as we can tell by his handkerchief comes to help. We can also see that she is wearing a veil which shows that this could have been her wedding day.
I think this is a very good opening sequence as it grabs the attention of the audience straight away, also i believe that an audience would be able to tell whether or not they would enjoy the film just by watching this scene. It creates lots of enigmas which i think will help our group in our project because this is what we aim to achieve by setting up the enigmas that the audience will want answering and therefor carry on watching.
The music is dramatic and quite upbeat which suggests that what is happening is fast paced and quite dramatic in itself.

Polly Hindle