Shawshank redemption opening scene analysis

I decided to analysis The Shawshank redemption directed by Frank Darabont, which features stars Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins. The opening sequence commences with a plain black background with the white text this represents the hope shown throughout the narrative of the film. The white text seems to represent a light in the dark showing hope; the theme of hope is shown extremely early in the film to possibly give the audience hints of the films narrative. The scene then begins with an establishing shot of a hut situated in dark woodland; this creates suspense as the audience is curious about whats going on , Why this setting? This setting additionally connotes mystery as its quite a remote and strange setting. The camera then mysteriously tracks towards the stationary car this further creates tension as the audience doesnt know what they are about to see. Whilst these shots are going on there is diegetic music which is extremely jolly compared to the actors confused and sad mood this creates an odd juxtaposition. Next, the protagonist Andy (Tim Robbins) reaches for a cloth, as he does this a weird ambient humming sound (non-diegetic) begins. He then unwraps the cloth and reveals a gun and drinks some alcohol this gives the film action (gun) and enigma (mystery) codes. The lighting is extremely low key this further added to the mystery and hints towards the enigma code. There is a range of shots to show the development of the scene these include medium shots to close ups shots of the gun. This also gives the audience hints of what is about to happen (i.e. Him walking towards the house with a gun). There is also this cross cutting to a courtroom and the event that takes place, this keeps the audience hooked as its as if there is a story being read to them and they want to see what happens (follow the story). In the courtroom scene, we find that the camera shots of the judge are closer up compared to Andy shots. This shows that the judge is more dominate in the scene this is further shown when the judges voice is raised louder than Andys, it also seems to be quite patronising. The dialect used by the judge is also quite harsh. This dominance against Andy makes us as the audience fells sorry for him as we are not sure whether he has committed the crime and now hes being sentenced to two life sentences. The hook of the opening sequence is the murder that takes place, is it who we think it is? Or is that too simple for the audience? The scene continues with the discussion in the courtroom until it reaches Andys sentence; this shots is extremely cleaver as it seems to put the audience in the judges position (as if we are sentencing him, direct address), the shot also has the main protagonist in the centre of the shot this really emphasises his worried expression. Finally the opening sequence ends with a blackout and a loud bang, which sounds very much like a door closing; possibly a cell door.