The sequence analysis

Catch Me if You Can
Catch Me if You Can came out on the 25th December 2002. The movie is about a young teenage boy who is played by Leonardo Dcaprio, a very intelligent, yet strange boy who is a con man. The movie follows the young boys different cons and the dilemmas he faces. The movie is a comedy and a crime movie which opens with a title sequence which clearly portrays the genre of the movie. The music which is in the opening sequence is very mysterious and very generic of old crime movies. The sequence shows a story using stick men of many different jobs and a constant detective following behind which gives us an idea before watching the movie of the plot of the movie.

The Man with the Golden Gun

The man with the golden gun came out on the 19th of December 1974. This bond movie is about James Bond catching an assassin who kills with a golden gun. It follows James' mission on attempting to kill the assassin having to locate the villains secret layer. The genre of the movie is action. The opening title sequence is very simple but yet affective and follows suit to all of the other James Bond movies, having the shadow of women walking around with very dark colours and revealing very little about the plot of the movie. The Golden gun which is throughout the title sequence makes the genre very clear of action and also makes it very clear the movie is going to be based around the gun however this is already very clear from the title. The music used has a very fast beat and adds suspense which also shows the genre of action. 

The two movies I have chosen to review have some key similarities and differences. Firstly they both don't show any physical character or any features of any of the characters in the movie which adds mystery and makes us focus more on the story they are telling with the opening titles and also focusing on the credits more than you would with movies without an opening title. 

They both have music in the background which links to the genre of the movie and starts to set the scene of the movies in a certain way.  However, the man with the golden gun opening sequence is much more simple and has much less going on in the sequence which makes us have more focus on the titles whereas Catch Me if You Can is revealing the plot of the story and brings are attention the story they are telling rather than the titles themselves. Personally I prefer The Man with the Golden Gun opening title sequence, as its very simple but yet effective.