Six Feet Under - Opening Credits Sequence

The opening sequence to this thriller series is very interesting. The music doesn't really match the clips you see, as i was expecting something slightly more eerie and mysterious rather than eerie and up beat. The shots used are very interesting as i really like the way that things have been filmed, it makes the shots very dramatic and gives it a very clinical and hospitalised feel. I really like the way that the credits names of people who took part are put on the clear flask, because it makes it more interesting to look at rather than just having them at the bottom of the screen sliding across. I also think that the close up shots and jumps in the sound track when the shots are made make things slightly more on edge for the viewer, keeping you on the edge of your seat. When you see the flower die in one of the clips, it is quite an emotional shot as it is quite symbolic to life as well as telling the viewer that a lot of the things you are going to see on screen are going to involve death in a subtle way, which is in forced more into the viewers mind when you see the coffin being carried out of the car and a gravestone. One last thing that i noticed is that at the beginning, you see a tree which is then shown with two hands - one younger than the other, and at the end you see the tree again, almost symbolizing a cycle.