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The lost art of opening credits

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mac1165

» 16 years ago(November 30, 2008 09:23 AM) Reply|

Member since April 2004

I started watching this movie again and was immediately impressed with its opening credits sequence. The haunting music, Sean Penn's facial expressions as he drives the car, the dream-like fading in and fading out of the image, and the emergence of Mary Stuart Masterson's character. If you've already seen the movie, this sequence has great meaning in what is about to come. If not, it brilliantly sets the mood and gives the impression that something significant is about to happen. Aside from Tim Burton, I don't think near enough importance is given to opening credit sequences anymore. It seems the norm now is a simple title card.

Re: The lost art of opening credits

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CartersMom

» 16 years ago(December 04, 2008 04:09 PM) Reply|

Member since May 2007

This is exactly the reason I love this film. The opening credits, that's it they had me at hello. I could rewind and watch over and over. I have never known anyone else who was as captivated by it as myself. I Thought I was an oddball. Good eye! I found this music on a Hemdale CD a year ago. I would have thought there would have been a soundtrack, have searched for years and have never come across even a trace of one. Love it, Love it, Love it!

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ereinion

» 16 years ago(January 15, 2009 01:58 PM) Reply|

Member since April 2003

Yes and the scene where Brad is washing himself after being shot. It was so powerful, showing the close ups of the wounds. I thought "Wow, this director really knows how to express himself!" It is a very powerful movie altogether, but that scene stood out for me.

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sgraf_x

» 15 years ago(May 07, 2009 11:43 PM) Reply|

Member since April 2002

OMG ereinion yes that scene is so powerful. That has always been my favorite part of the movie artistically. And the way Foley directs the camera work during that whole sequence is amazing.

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sir_marmalade

» 15 years ago(September 22, 2009 04:00 PM) Reply|

Member since May 2007

I watched this on video about two dozen times in the late 80s. It still hasn't got the reputation it deserves.

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Re: The lost art of opening credits

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politicaldefiance

» 14 years ago(June 16, 2010 12:44 AM) Reply|

Member since September 2006

I agree! I saw this movie for the first time today and really loved the opening credits, especially the music. So perfectly done.

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mail-2775

» 14 years ago(September 04, 2010 10:59 PM) Reply|

Member since April 2006

I agree, this one has a very strong opening scene.

It is the exact opposite of, for example, the opening scene of Sleep With Me.

Re: The lost art of opening credits

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henrimaine

» 8 years ago(May 28, 2016 01:36 PM) Reply|

Member since April 2009

I also liked the opening credit sequence and the instrumental version of Live To Tell created a good atmosphere. But I must say that this music was a bit overused throughout the rest of the movie. No matter how good the music is, if you use it too much during a movie, then it becomes cheap.

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minime1963

» 8 years ago(October 06, 2016 07:45 PM) Reply|

Member since July 2015

Mesmerizing, stylish, and brilliant. Love the whole movie from start to finish!

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guigui-paul

» 7 years ago(January 31, 2017 02:50 AM) Reply|

Member since February 2005

It's one of my favourite scenes everit's very sensual haunting somewhat movingall these close-ups of Sean Penn's face, you feel the hope, fear and strength of youthincredibleand then Mary Stuart Masterson appears and it becomes magic!!

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» 2 years ago(July 03, 2022 07:52 PM) Send PM| Reply|

Member since April 2, 2019

I started watching this movie again and was immediately impressed with its opening credits sequence. The haunting music, Sean Penn's facial expressions as he drives the car, the dream-like fading in and fading out of the image, and the emergence of Mary Stuart Masterson's character. If you've already seen the movie, this sequence has great meaning in what is about to come. If not, it brilliantly sets the mood and gives the impression that something significant is about to happen. Aside from Tim Burton, I don't think near enough importance is given to opening credit sequences anymore. It seems the norm now is a simple title card.

Agree but I didn't think that opening credits would have been as memorable if not for instrumental of Madonna's song Live To Tell.

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