In the beginning of the film, there is an establishing shot of the house, giving it a sense of importance within the film as it shows us where the main events of the film will happen. The close-ups of the facial expressions, specifically of the woman's showing worry and the young boy's showing distress and fear, make us focus more closely upon the overall genre of the film and increases the tension within the scene. The music in the very beginning is in a minor key, making it sound very mysterious. It is very sad sounding music with one single suspended note to create even more tension. When the necklace is unwrapped a fly comes out of it. The fly connotes to death as it whirs around the woman and the young boy, much the same as it would do of something that/someone who has died. This is used to foreshadow the death of one of the characters in the scene.
When the boy is laying on the floor, the panning around him and the stained glass on the ceiling creates a disorientating feeling for the audience. The hands within this creates a sense of chaos as if something disastrous is about to happen. The fast-paced nature of the editing is used throughout the scene to create a sense of chaos in the audiences' minds. It shows danger and turmoil within the house and makes us think that something bad is going to happen to one of the characters. The music in the beginning is quite soft compared to the demons that arise from hell. The demons are all very loud and booming in comparison to the soft music. This makes the audience fear them and sense danger around them.
In the scene the two main representations are of Mexicans and of Gypsies. They are both quite negative stereotypes of the cultures. The Mexican family is shown as being poor. The boy stole the necklace from the woman showing that the family don't have a lot of things. Their clothing and truck looked quite scrappy, showing they can't really afford much. The gypsy woman from whom the necklace was stolen is shown as sinister and evil as well as someone who can do magic, as she wouldn't take the necklace back and cursed the boy. The negative connotations of these groups as possibly to over-characterize the characters by using stereotypes because they are different. However, in the scene, the spiritualist woman is given prevalence through longer shot duration and more close-ups of her.
