Opening Scene of Birth

The introduction to this amazingly scripted film, Birth is one that despite being fairly understated, unlike Se7en – leaves a bewildering ambience whilst watching a man hurriedly run through a snow path. “…It’s me Anna and I’m back…I’m going to go running before I head home”. The small prologue spoken right at the beginning enables the audience to know from that point that this film is associated with death and reincarnation. Alexandre Desplat’s classical piece of music overpowers the entire opening, a remarkably enchanting sound, motivational and calming for the majority of the time.

If carefully listened to, at the point of 1:20, there is a much more haunting tone to the music - perhaps, suggesting the man is deep in thought of what extraordinary occurance is about to take place.At around 3:15 of the video after entering a dark tunnel, the man reaches a ‘birth canal’, which is incredibly shot as it symbolizes him ultimately coming back to life. The man himself, is completely alone - there is nothing surrounding him but the natures of the world.