This opening scene depicts the innocence and naivety of children. All seems quite at ease, but there is an eeriness that is evident due to the soft music played in the background. The audience can sense something off about the scene, as if something is about to happen. This feeling broadens when the closes up on the water, showing the reflection of the girl in the red raincoat. This scene cuts to the parents sitting inside the house. We notice the music instantly stops in this scene. We also take in the parents lack of care for their children as they leave them unsupervised. When the father is looking at images of a church, we notice there is a figure wearing a red raincoat, quite like the one worn by the daughter. This is a sign of her upcoming death in the scene. The ignorance of the parents is also shown when the boy rides over glass and falls off his bike. They are far too consumed in their work to acknowledge their own children. The picture that the father had been examining then begins to bleed. The father instantly knows his daughter is in trouble and comes to her aid, unlike the mother who continues with her work, oblivious to the events occurring outside. Unfortunately the daughter was unable to be saved and drowns. The music becomes louder, which adds to the overwhelming situation in the film.
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