3 Key Things at Beginning of "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" Film


  1. Blurred image of people falling- dissolve editing
  2. Mirrors fading to his face during internal dialect
  3. Lighting and close up of Oscar first eye stop on his face is in fact his eyes (way to soul)
  4. Internal dialect sets depressed mood (opposite of the book which starts with jokes or immature thoughts) 

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