Luther opening sequence analysis Introduction to the series Is a British crime TV drama starring Idris Elba who plays the Detective chief inspector John Luther He is dedicated to his job although can be possessed, obsessive and sometimes violent and finds it difficult to prevent himself from being consumed by the darkness of the crimes he deals with. His first investigation of Alice Morgan paves the way for a complicated nemesis and companion relationship. Opening sequence analysis The sequence begins with a red watercolor like background. The red connotes danger and blood suggesting the genre of crime. With black silhouettes of Idris Elba himself. The First shot is a medium long shot with a silhouette of the London skyline slowly fading in This connotes a mysterious tone for the audience suggesting the genre of investigation. The shot quickly cuts to a close up shot of a silhouette of the back of his head with the London skyline faintly in the distance still with the reddish...
