The opening sequence will correspond to the codes in Barthes' narrative theory. The action code will be the events taking place such as the girl coming home, the man walking down the street and in through the back on the garden and the answering machine playing the messages.
The enigma code will play a large factor in attracting the audience and engaging them in the opening; they'll ask questions about why the girl is leaving messages, who the man is, what has happened that the girl leaving the message becomes so terrified etc. This causes suspense and more tension, and make the viewer want to watch more to see what happens in the film. Those wanting to find out what happens to the girl watch more, those wanting to find out who the suspicious man is view on and those wanting to find out about her past also watch on.
The semantic code would be the actions in the opening sequence being explained from the two perspectives; from the girl's point of view and from the man's point of view. This cross-cutting will be effective and will then eventually link into one when they both are at the same place, and will focus more with the girl throughout the film.
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