Analysis of Tag, by Sion Sono
Right away, you can get a sense of what this film is going to be like. We have an immensely powerful score headed by a violin, accompanied by this shot of a bus. It’s an aerial shot, and it captures the bus from a lopsided angle as it goes over it. The theme of dimensions is a theme that is apparent throughout the film. It very quickly transitions tone when it gives us our first look at our main character, Mitsuko. That is her name… for now. The score is much more beautiful, and it gives her an innocent image as soon as you see her. Then all of the sudden, they whip out these pillows, which you didn’t see in the shot before. You wonder why? Well feathers are another common image in the film, and it’s interesting to see them appear out of nowhere, as if they’re foreshadowing something to come. Because Mitsuko drops her pen, she has to bend over and pick it up. It is at this point where you notice, th...