Title sequence analysis- Deadpool

The opening sequence of Dead Pool does clearly what opening titles are supposed to do. Give the feel of the film and set the tone without giving a lot of the story away. While the tone of this film is completely different to our own overall I think it works very well in doing what a title sequence is supposed to in its own respected genre.  

The opening title of dead pool is a drawn out still shot of a car crash/fight scene shown slowly though different angles. This demonstrates several shots very well all while non diegetic music is playing. Juice Newton’s Angel of the Morning” is completely juxtaposed and contrapuntal to the scene however still fits well with the movie overall.

It’s clear that it’s a superhero movie as the Marvel logo is shown after flicks of comic strips are shown. Marvel Entertainment is a well-known comic book producer and is now a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company meaning that they have the rights to make movie’s on all of the characters within the Marvel Universe. As it shows the brand straight away you know that it’s going to be an action packed superhero movie.

The scene portrays well the violence on the movie as the first shot is a pullback shot from a cigarette lighter then to a man with his mouth open. You can clearly see glass and spit flying from his mouth. In a way it’s almost a reaction shot of him as you can see the pain and terror in the close up of his face.

As the shot continues to pull back and turn angles as more and more of the violence is shown. It illustrates close ups off really little things creating both humor and violence in the scene. Again due to the contrapuntal music playing it is done in a humors way but you can clearly see the violence that is going on. These shots are the scene panning further out panning across it and showing it from different angles.

Credits appear on screen in a comical way. Here is displays cliches of the super hero genre by stating “staring God’s perfect idiot”, “A hot chick”, “A British Villain” ect. These demonstrate who is in the movie without stating the actual actors. The movie’s star Ryan Reynolds is at once People’s 2010 “Sexiest Man Alive” in a way breaking the 4^th wall.  This again portrays the humor of the movie. In some ways it makes a joke out of the whole proceedings of the movie by making fun of the writers and the directors ect.

There are several things that are out of place in the scene. A Hello Kitty lip gloss is shown right after a shot of a hand breaking through the glass of the car. This demonstrates the character well. 

Right next to it Deadpool is shown with a character crashing into him nose first into his butt but at the same time his fingers in the eyes off another ‘villain’ and later him wedging a further person.

In the end it pans out completely to show the scene of the car crash but then to a childlike violent on fire drawing of deadpool stabbing someone opening it up the his 4^th wall breaking narration. Side by side throughout it shows humour and violence hand in hand. This shows what’s to come in the movie.