Analysis of film: The Orphan

My first analysis was of the film The Orphan which came out in 2010, basically, the film consisted of a regualr family which had tackled the problems of a miscarriage looking to adopt a child, they find a child which is assumed to be perfect, called Esther. At the beginning of the film, there is an equilibrium, the family are happy, the mother has stopped drinking due to her being an alcoholic once she had had a miscarriage. The film are portrayed in a positive way, typically their children are well behaved and the young daughter is almost completely deaf, but is perfect with communication.
This film, at the beginning, seems to be progressing normally, there are typical sudden shots which you would expect to be used to scare the audience at the beginning, for example, the woman has gone to the bathroom in the middle of the night and slides the mirrored cabinate door to get some medication, as she slides the door back, there is a sudden use of non diegetic music which creates fear for the audience, although there is nothing there, which is typically expected by the audience. This technique is used wisely because it keeps the audience on their toes, and maintains their attention to what will happen.
Throughout the film the majority of the shots used are medium shots, this helps to portray the characters to the audience, so they have a fair view of the shots. Long shots are used to show the isolated house that the characters live in, this is also typical of a thriller, because the main characters appear isolated, therefore find it difficult to get help once in a bad situation, this provides thrill for the audience when something bad does happen, because this means the characters have to deal with the situation themselves which once again is more entertaining to the audience.
The costumes used for the characters are generally casual, the orphan dresses in traditional russian clothes, and this connotes a mysterious but routine feel to her character which makes more sense when is later revealed in the film once the audience discover her strategy.
Throughout the film, the audience tend to witness events which the main characters do not see, this makes the situations more realistic and personal because the audience feel as if they are being in the situations that are witnessed.
In this film, the mother becomes suspicious of the orphan but is not believed by the father, due to the orphan acting innocent towards him, although once his back is turned so does her attitude.
Once the mother realises this, she tries to explain to her husband what the child is capable of, but, the mother is not believed because she is a recovering alcoholic, therefore she needs to gain more trust to be believed.
This is used well in the film because the audience feel connected to the film and want to get involved because they know what some of the characters do not.
The most thrilling part of the film is when the orphans true identity is revealed and the main climax of the film is in full flow as she tries to kill the whole family in the house. There is a lot of hiding and jumpy moments, this makes the film more exciting and interesting for the audience because the main reason to watch thriller films is for the thrill.