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The Stepfather

The opening credits of “the stepfather” shows a man changing his look completely in a dark bathroom. The music has a scary undertone, and creates a very tensed feeling that grabs the audience’s attention. The audience knows this is going to be a thriller film because of the tensed music, the shots and the cutting. The man is also filmed in an angle that makes him appear powerful. Then the man walks into the kitchen, now looking like a completely different person, and we see him doing daily things like making a cup of coffee. Christmas songs are playing in the background. Suddenly a dead boy sitting at the kitchen table comes into focus, and the music goes tensed again, but we can still hear the Christmas songs playing very low, as if they are far away. As the man walks into the living room, we can see several bodies lying at the floor and in the sofa. Knifes covered with blood are lying on the floor, and the sink is full of other tools and more blood. Then the man takes his suitcases and leaves the house. Al the time the music is very tensed and creepy.