Analysing Opening Credits : Memento

The opening credits to this film help promote the fact that it will be a thriller movie in many ways. Firstly the music used in this scene sounds very mysterious and creepy, this sets the scene for the rest of the film as it makes the viewer think that the film will be all about mystery. The colours used in the opening credits were black and white, they show that the film may just be of 2 sides and not anything in the middle. It also makes the film seem dark and brings uncertainty into the mind of the viewer.

The main image shown in the opening credits are of sand being blown off card that have the names of all the directors and producers of the film, this could symbolises that the truth will be uncovered and creates a sense of mystery. The opening credits are not very interesting as they are repetitive and make the viewer bored and get a bad impression of the film. As the end of the opening credits approaches the tempo of the music slows down and it becomes long and drowned out. This could show that the film may also contain some sort of slow and painful type of death. Overall this opening sequence is not very effective because it does not grab the viewer’s attention and hold onto it. It is also very repetitive which can make the viewers lose interest before the film has started.