Children of Men opening sequence analysis

Children of Men opening sequence analysis
The film is a dystopian film where it is set in the future where everything is as bad as possible. We know it is in the future as it is dark and dull.The camera is crucial to introduce the main character and we follow him through the use of a tracking shot out of the cafe.
The noise of the explosion in the cafe creates white noise which is used as a sound bridge linking one scene to the next. We know that the film is going to be in the mans perspective.We can tell that the man is one of the main characters as he comes in front and centre, then the camera follows him. The man seems cold, emotionless and not bothered about his surroundings. The man also speaks over the newscaster while everyone else is in awe, which shows he is not interested. From the mans clothing, the audience can tell the man is a mess, he looks like a tramp and clearly has some problems in his life. When he pours the alcohol into the coffee, it confirms the audiences view on his behaviour of him having problems. Classical music acts as a trigger to our emotions, it is meant to make us sad about the tragedy of the worlds youngest person dying.