Drag Me To Hell Opening Scene

Drag Me To Hell Opening Scene

In the opening scene of the film to Drag Me To Hell it is a bit intense as a family in Pasadena California is a having a bit of trouble as their son Shiloh Selassie is hearing evil spirit voice after stealing a silver necklace from the gypsies. As it gets further into the opening scene you see a family go into a room and then suddenly the evil spirits suck the boy into the ground. This makes the audience feel quite scare as it makes the audience jump with the loud noises. The location is in a old house in a room with antics and the boy is covered in a blanket. This shows the audience that what the boy has done is very serious and there will be consequences. Drag me to hell is a horror and in the opening 2 minutes it scares people already with the fact the floor swallows the boy up and it gives us a tenser on what the film is really about. the characters in the film are a Korean family who are quite poor and the fact that they are hearing evil spirit voices are scary.

The sound that is used in the opening 2 minutes is very intense and dramatic as it makes the audience feel wary about whats going to happen. When the boy gets swallowed up the intense sound gets louder and louder this makes it really scary especially when you hear the mother and son screaming for help. The body language used is very intense between the family and they are frightened as what the spirit is going to do to them but when the spirit swallows the boy up, he realizes what he has actually done and regrets doing it. The opening scene of a horror needs to be exciting and scary as it can make the audience hooked and wanting to watch the whole film.


The main key shots used are a long shot which shows the view of the room and house at a long distance this shows the whole location in one shot. Also in the opening there is a medium shot which shows 2 or more characters in one shot. There is also a few close ups shot in opening one in which of the mother holding the silver necklace in her hand this shows a close up on what the necklace looks like and the detail also there is a few close up shots of the son and the mother this shows the intense emotion in the faces. Also in the opening there is a low shot of the wall and the pattern and the hands crawling on to the glass. finally there is a high angle shot of the boy laying on the floor this shows the boy on the floor from a higher perspective. Overall drag me to hell is a very eye gripping horror and the audience may feel scared or wary of what is in store for them.