Three days.
That's how long it took after we put the finishing touches on our massive list of the greatest opening titles in movie history for me to want to revise it. That's because three days after we published the list, I saw Neil Burger's "Limitless."
Here's how I laid out our criteria for a great opening credits sequence in the introduction to that piece: "Bold graphic design and impressive cinematography are important, but how the design and cinematography is used is more important. These fifty films have style and substance. While they dazzle our eyes they're also busy engaging our brains and our hearts, establishing mood, presenting characters, and introducing themes."
All of that applies to the opening of "Limitless," 80 seconds of dynamic imagery that also serves to establish many of the film's recurring visual motifs and ideas. This visceral sequence sends us hurtling through the skies and...
That's how long it took after we put the finishing touches on our massive list of the greatest opening titles in movie history for me to want to revise it. That's because three days after we published the list, I saw Neil Burger's "Limitless."
Here's how I laid out our criteria for a great opening credits sequence in the introduction to that piece: "Bold graphic design and impressive cinematography are important, but how the design and cinematography is used is more important. These fifty films have style and substance. While they dazzle our eyes they're also busy engaging our brains and our hearts, establishing mood, presenting characters, and introducing themes."
All of that applies to the opening of "Limitless," 80 seconds of dynamic imagery that also serves to establish many of the film's recurring visual motifs and ideas. This visceral sequence sends us hurtling through the skies and...
- 3/25/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
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