Hansel and Gretel - Horror Analysis

Hansel and Gretel

At the beginning of the film, the music consists of low, sustained notes creating the feeling of darkness and evil. Gradually a quiet beat comes into the non-diegetic music. This can show that tension in the film is building like the music is also building. Also high pitched sounds are introduced into the music which makes the music sound scary. The first clip is a shot of a dark sky and the moon in one corner. It quickly pans vertically, giving a high shot of some trees and then homing in on a house.

 Crickets can be heard which connotes it is set in countryside and could possibly be in the summer. Also crows can be heard and crows are normally associated with evil. Still panning, we follow a silhouette up the path to a house whom is holding a light source to guide his way. The shot jumps into the next and the man has now walked into a dimly lit, small house. A middle-aged woman is looking out the curtain when the man walks in, and jumps away quickly in surprise when he walks in. 

She has a very serious expression on her face which could show she isnt very happy to see him or something bad is happening. The furniture around the small house is quite worn which could suggest the owner doesnt have much money and has to do with what they can get. The next shot is a straightforward shot and its of the two peoples shadows talking to each other. This is where dialogue is first used and she uses command words such as 'take' and 'now' to the man. This could show she is the dominant character between the two as she is taking control.