One of the greatest openings to a major motion picture I have ever seen. Absolutely beautiful, especially in contrast to the ending of the sequence. Cinematically it's beautiful, and the story the life of a bullet tells ends shockingly. The whole movie is just OK, but the opening has always stuck with me. Check it out on YouTube. Tell me another great opening if you know one...I love beginnings.
Good one YMA,...it did stick at 1:38, but was worth the push through. Makes me feel small in the universe.
Posted by: a.brain | 08/16/2007 at 11:44 PM
Sorry, the link wasn't working, try watching it here. Also it stops at 1:38 for some reason but give it a nudge to see it through... beautiful.
Posted by: Young Mr. Arvizu | 08/16/2007 at 05:24 PM
One of my all-time favorites: Contact.
gives me goosebumps each time I watch it.
Posted by: Young Mr. Arvizu | 08/16/2007 at 05:20 PM
Thanks Tom for reminding me about 300...the stark contrast of images in the beginning really set me on the way to movie happiness. The start of a film is so important to me.
Posted by: a.brain | 08/14/2007 at 11:23 AM
The beginning of this movie was awe-inspiring, however I liked the movie myself. I think the beginning of the movie 300 was incredible as well. The whole movie was outstanding too...
Posted by: tom delong | 08/13/2007 at 10:02 PM