American_History_X_Opening_Sequence

American History X Opening Sequence Opening sequences in movies can show a variety of different things. They can establish place and time, introduce characters, sets plot, themes, and tones and can also raise narrative questions. All of these things are important aspects of movies. In this essay I intend to explore the opening sequence of American History X, here after referred to AHX. The title sequence of AHX is placed in front of a beach, with quiet, peaceful music. A few seconds into the music a military beat is added, contradicting the original soft feel. This gives the impression that the movie will very emotional in the way it is set out. The opening sequence begins with the camera slowly panning across to a city, it then moves into the town, and into the seat of a car. The car arrives to a house. Afterwards, you enter the house. A teenager looks outside the window, to see the car and some black people getting out of it. He calls out to his older brother, (Derek) who gets up out of his bed and takes a gun out of his drawer. Derek’s room is covered in white power and a Nazi flag, the girl that he is with, sequence, out, derek, opening, black, things, gun, few, covered, car, brother, ahx, about, white, tones, themes, show, shoots, questions, outside, older, nazi, narrative, music, movies, impression, house, half, guy, gives, first, even, characters, camera, younger, within