The opening to 'Six Feet Under' connotes death throughout,
the main theme is centred around death and the idea of a circle of life. The
crow flying through the sky at the beginning connotes death because the crow is
a symbol of death in many cultures. The
sequence then pans onto a tree on top of a hill which demonstrates life a life
force however as we return to the tree at the end of the title sequence we can
see that the tree is dead and withered which shows that it has gone through
it's own life process; this connotes that death is inevitable. I think this
links in with the contrapuntal music, which would show us that the show could
possibly hold a more comedic view on death.
The Mise En Scene features a lot of bright things such as a
sunny sky, and a lot of light, however as they are pushing the body through the
tunnel with the light at the end? This shows them going towards the light,
which is a popular saying which trivialises death which also shows the common
aspect of death in a sense that it will happen to everyone
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