Deconstruction of Opening Scene (Casino Royale)

Casino Royale is an action film from 2006. It was the first Bond film to not have an action filled opening scene, instead having credits. It starts with the song 'You Know My Name' by Chris Cornell. This is quite a 'busy' song. but is is also not what I would expect for a Bond film (but it works). The credits also have a lot of cartoon images with Bond (Daniel Craig) doing various things. This shows it is a lot more edited than other openings.

This is the first image that we see for the opening sequence. It shows Bond with a gun shooting to the screen and then blood covers the screen. This is automatically engaging the audience into the action and proving although there is a different style to the film, the amount of action will not change. The gunshot we hear at this point also shows that there will be a lot of action within the film.

This is the second image that we see, it shows Daniel Craig's (Bond) name in front of the symbols we associate and see on cards (clubs, spades, hearts, diamonds) this shows the theme of gambling and casino. This makes the audience know what is coming up and that it will stay true to the title as the theme has already came up in the opening sequence.

The third image in the sequence also has the writing for the credits on it. The font and style are consistent throughout the sequence. It also has an image of Bond brandishing a gun- this shows the action elements that are going to follow in the film. It has a lot of winding lines which could symbolise different paths that need to be followed.

This image actually shows some of the action that goes on in the Bond scene. It shows somebody coming at Bond with a knife and he disarms him takes the knife and the man falls and breaks into pieces. This puts focus on Bond and the things he does and will continue to do in the film.

In this image it continuing the gambling theme with a playing card but it is also twisted as it shows a gun target and two gun shots in the card. This gives a clue about what will happen in the film. The action will focus around the gambling i.e. the casino.

This is the last image of the sequence. It has a futuristic feel to it and Bond is standing in the middle with the card symbols floating around him. The style and colours of the font have remained consistent as have the theme throughout the opening. I feel that this is what makes it so effective.