In bruges opening scene

In Bruges starts with very somber music with a very dark night with church spires and a narrator speaking about what he has done, this is very dark start to the film with very little known about where it is or what has happened, the narrator appears to be some kind of killer, and of a non-English/Irish speaker which confirms the stereotype of a foreigner, normally related to crime and gangs. The camera shots have very slow editing pace adding very little tension to the clip, the cameras usually have a two-shot close up which allows the audience to see the two people in the clip have a conversation without the use of the shot reverse shot. The camera also for the first minute uses a combination a close ups, long shots, extreme long shots, High angle shots and shallow and deep focus shots this makes the audience look at what the director wants you to see and it shows the location of where the film is set. It also uses the high angle to show statues of some demons, this suggests that these characters are possibly bad people. The titles used in the opening are very plain and modern and suggest the movie is set in a modern setting while it has very little action in it. When we first see the two characters they are dressed in smart/casual with bags hanging over there shoulders this suggests that they are in Bruges for work, it also shows they might be looking for somewhere to stay first, it also suggests they are trying to fit into the local area, suggesting there criminal past. The character in the brown coat appears to have more authority then the one in the black coat this is due to the fact that he is not hiding his face like the other one and is trying to search the area and he is much taller then the other suggesting he has the power from his perspective, both characters appear to be very annoyed with each other, this suggests that this conflict could lead to trouble later in the film, it also suggests that they could be blaming each other with the job they had last. The lighting in the opening is at first very dark suggesting evil things occurred, this is then backed up by the narration. The lighting later on is very bright suggesting a change in the time and shows as the scenery in more detail then at night, also shows the audience the characters for the first time. The non-digetic sound is very sad music and suggest to the audience someone has died, the use of piano makes it similar to what they would use at a funeral.