This opening sequence creates an eerie mood, as it starts with slow, calm music; the next thing you know the music becomes louder and somewhat echo's. It doesn't introduce the characters through shots, but introduces them through titles instead. It certainly familiarises the viewer with the setting of the movie, as the negative imagery leads an audience to believe that it's an inside brain, implying that this movie is going to be a physchological thriller. However, what you thought was a brain turns out to be inside the barrel of a gun, and therefore connotes what the movie is to be about, and that's a movie that messes with your head, just like it's done within the first minute or so. This creates an intense atmosphere, and most certainly grabs an audiences attention, as just from opening sequence they'll be intrigued.
All nine images are pretty similar to one another, therefore there isn't much to evaluate inbetween. With all the images being so similiar, you could assume that it wouldn't really engage the audiences attention. However, it uses all the connotations that a thriller genre should have, and purposefully uses a build up of slow paced music that develops into fast-paced. It adds to the suspense, and is very cleverly misleading in the opening sequence, suggesting that throughout this film there are going to be a lot of tricks and suprises.
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