'10 Best Opening Title Credit Sequences of All Time' Celebrated in New Supercut
A movie’s title sequence isn’t just about providing audiences with basic cast and crew information — when expertly executed, it creatively establishes the tone and themes of what you’re about to see. In a new supercut (watch it above), the fine folks at CineFix make their case for the 10 opening title sequences that best show how it’s done.
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CineFix’s picks include greats such as Gaspar Noe’s Enter the Void, Steven Spielberg’s Catch Me If You Can, David Fincher’s Fight Club, and Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver. While their selections skew toward more modern releases, the supercut contextualizes CineFix’s choices by also showing numerous classical examples, thereby giving a nod to the many great title sequences that didn’t quite make their cut, and illustrating why, from a critical standpoint, they ultimately decided to honor these 10 title sequences.
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CineFix’s No. 1 title sequence is… No, we won’t spoil the surprise, though the answer surely won’t entirely shock true cinephiles. Even after decades of top-notch opening movie salvos, there’s one man whose title-sequence artistry towers above the rest, and thus obviously sits atop the above supercut’s rundown. And, after immersing yourself in movies start, you begin thinking about the best closing shots of all-time, you can check out CineFix’s picks for that in the complementary video below.
