Submarine - opening sequence

The opening of Submarine starts with a slow moving panning shot of the main characters bedroom. We get a little incite into his life, the room appears very cluttered maybe a metaphor for his mind. We also here the diagetic sound of seagulls which tells us we are need the sea. The camera doesn't focus on any objects in particular but we see a typewriter which suggests the time period of early 1990s, just before computers. Next the camera moves downwards from the ceiling and a seagull towards the floor and a window where we see a teenager boy looking out; this is like the camera moving from the sky to under the sea. There's also a skeleton and telescope to show an interest in science. During these shots we hear a voice over from the boy, this stops the atmosphere being broken by him talking in front the camera and is a lot easier. On the wall under the window there's a painting of a submarine below the water and he is also under the line, maybe meaning he is a submarine in society. Next the camera does a jump shot to a close up of his face to put the focus on him. The boy looks right into the lens which is breaking the fourth wall this creates a personal connection between the character and the viewer and he almost asks the question are you with me.
The camera then cuts to a completely different shot of a landscape of his town and then a few other landscapes of around his town and the beach. These all are quite beautiful but have been distorted and covered by the black as the light disappears. Maybe this could be the way he sees it or the affect he has on what's around him. Towards the end he is shown as a black silhouette against the surroundings which also suggests he is causing the darkness. The camera does another jump shot to the back of his head also pulling the focus in on him. The fact we never see anyone else shows us we are being introduced to the main character but also he is isolated, like being under water.