The opening credits, following a disturbing first scene, are jarring and unsettling. His use of music, lighting, and camera angles are designed to keep us from getting comfortable. Terrorism, by its very name, is designed to engender fear. Fear is a crippling, debilitating device meant to freeze an opponent and keep him from functioning properly. It is why God so often reminds us in His Word that we are to have no fear.
Fear is the opposite of believing.
Since believing is the key to receiving the promises of God, no wonder our enemy wants to keep us encased in fear. Fear is a kind of bondage. And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. A life without fear is available. Faraday gave in to his fear and his decisions were made from a fearful mindset.