The film opens with a religious quote from Pope John Paul II. This could position the audience to be on the side of religion and is also a signifier that the film will contain religion. “Inspired by true events” shows us that this film will be a docunarritve, this is where a film follows the idea of a real life event and uses their facts however the “inspired” part shows that some parts of the films were dramatised to create effect on the audience. Next there is a centre focus on an object which at first viewing looks like a pen. This could show that the film does contain documented parts. The black font of the opening credits could connotate to the darkness or evilness that will appear in the film. The “t” appears like crosses and this could connotate to the religious imagery that will be seen through the piece. Then we see the object connected to a yellow tube with a fly walking on it. This shows us that the original object was not a pen because now it looks like a scientific object; this could be a signifier that there will be some relationship between science and religion throughout the film. In my opinion I believe the fly could represent human life and how we are so insignificant to the power of science and religion. How the tube is laid on a table makes it look like a knot in a rope, this could represent a noose that someone could hang themselves with. This could be a signifier that there will be suicide evident in the film; however taking any life, including your own, is against Christ which contrasts to the religious imagery being seen at the start and in the font. Next we see someone picking up operating equipment which could show that the room they are in has some links to medicine, hence the relationship between Christ and science. Next there is a blurred image of a man and scientific objects followed by a cut shot to Jesus on a cross on a wall. This could show the relationship between religion and science; with the evidence of the medical equipment it could show that religion and science work together to heal someone because they both give hope. The focus is then pulled off the cross onto a hand picking up green gloves, another medical image; and “The Rite” appears next to the blurred image of the cross, this could be a signifier that the film follows main themes of religion. There is a sound bridge between the cut edits of a slow and quiet piano music; this could create a sense of eeriness and horror in the film because it will put the audience on edge. Point of view shot of man applying gel onto fingers then picking up a small dome with dots on it. Because there are two domes both with dots and both next to each other, I believe they could both represent two halves of the world and how the world is split between the view of religion and science. Because the two halves both represent two halves of the earth then each half could represent the big bang and how god created the world in seven days. How he picked up only one half could show the side he’s on but because of the juxtaposition of religious and scientific imagery it is unclear what side he is on. Then there is a cut shot of the object being placed into someone’s eyes with tweezers, this could be to make them see the truth easier. Following this there is a cut shot of a man’s eye and him blinking three times quickly, this could be a sign of OCD, a mental disorder which does turn some people into psychopaths; this could link the earlier image of the rope and suicide, and the scientific imagery which juxtaposes the religious imagery, as murder. Then we see a man putting a hair like substance into another person’s mouth with tweezers, this could represent him silencing her to hide the truth. The clip ends with thread being put through the eye of a needle, which could be a reference to the big bang.
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