Children Of Men Opening Sequence Analysis

We first of all see that the studio that made this film was universal, this straight away tells us that it is a big budget film as a very big, well known company is making it.
The scene begins with complete silence, this is done to get your attention and to make the audience wonder why the sound isn't working, the screen then goes black and there is a sound bridge of a news report, this is done so that the audience pay attention to what the news report is saying and it tells us that the news is very important and is a key part of the film. We hear that the youngest person on the planet has died, this suggests that there aren't any children left and also tells us that it might be set in the future where things are much worse then they are now and also shows that they might be living in a dystopia world.
We then see the inside of a cafe, the colors of what people are wearing and also the colors of the cafe are very muted, this suggest that everyone is very sad and gives off quite a depressing tone. There are police officers in the crowd of people, this makes the news report even more severe as you would not usually find police officers standing around watching the news. You then see a man walking into the shop and he is the first to have any dialogue other than the news report this suggest that he may be a main character in the film and is important to the viewer. The camera then shows us the news that is being shown on the TV that everyone is watching, it shows us that the youngest boy that died, was born in 2009 and died in the year of 2027 this confirms that this film is set in the future. The camera then follows the male character out using the handheld camera movement, this makes the audience feel as though they are there and gets them more into the film as they feel like there part of it. When we finally leave the cafe we see that this film is set in London from the use of the iconic big red bus. We see that the streets are very dirty and it seems as though there is smoke around as well as lots of rubbish bags on the floor this suggests that its not a very healthy or safe world to be living in. We then see the male character put what seems to be alcohol into his coffee this suggests that alcohol is his escapism in the reality of the world. The camera then turns around and there is a big explosion and a women walks out screaming with her arm in her hand. The scene is then finished. The last thing you hear is the piercing scream and siren which leaves you to remember the scene.