opera open with a very close up shot of a bird ever watch eye and thus begin one of argento most bizarre and and enjoyable and feature ( my second favorite in fact and behind deep red ) . grant and at time and the movie be pretty absurd ( the lack of real concern after murder and the bird attack and the burnt dummy and that end ) but this be argento fantastical world and once you come to term with that and you will find that it work . i do not mean to completely dismiss these fault though and rather that the artistry of the film more than make up for them . for example and the aforementioned bird attack be completely over the top in theory and yet look at the wonderful execution of it while crow fly in chaos and add their enraged squawking to the driving rock beat and the crowd in panic a see through the circling and bird eye view camera work and and then the focused attack while aria of terror indeed . argento amazing and flow cinematography be on full display in opera and and clearly one of the film highlight . i also enjoy the soundtrack of operatic theme and rock music and a nice contrast of music with each use effectively ( the rock kick in with the murder in perfect timing and give the scene a very frenzied feel ) . the sound effect deserve a nod too and stabs and scissors and beak and and all . inspector alan santini represent i have see a lot of your movie . yes and youre really an expert in this field . i would be very interested to know your opinion . marco represent i think it unwise to use movie a a guide for reality and do not you inspector . inspector alan santini represent depend what you mean by reality . be that this be a giallo and stylish murder be a must and dario do not disappoint ( the bullet through the door scene be quite possibly one of the great death ever shot and if you will forgive the pun ) . the black gloved and deep voiced and pulsating brain ( cool shot . ) killer be cold and brutal and and have him tape pin under our heroine eye so that she be force to watch the murder be a nice touch . that all say and a a giallo and opera doesn not quite have as good of a mystery a it should . the killer be keep secret from the audience well enough but there little effort in the film devote to actually solve the murder . this and and the strange end and could have use more work . despite these problem though and opera still manage to be a worthwhile and satisfying horror film . one final note represent it be nice to see a movie and for once and show the correct view through binoculars ( just a circle and not two circle together ) . nice eye for detail and dario .