The first moments of a movie can set the tone, grab your attention, and let you know a movie is worthwhile. Here are our Top 10 Opening Sho...
The first moments of a movie can set the tone, grab your attention, and let you know a movie is worthwhile. Here are our Top 10 Opening Shots in History! Subscribe: http://goo.gl/9AGRmnnWhat did you think of the list? Do you disagree with any of our picks? Feel like we left out or mis-represented any of the films? What do you think are the best movie openings? Has the opening of a movie ever made you stop watching?nnWhat other topics would you like to see us cover in future editions of CineFix Movie Lists?nnLet us know in the comments!nnTHE LISTnnSymbolic - 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)nKubrick set out to avoid “intellectual verbalization,” opting instead to try to speak directly to the subconscious.nnThematic - A Serious Man (2009)nA whirlwind of biblical proportions, a fate unknown, and the impending promise of more punishment.nnVisually Stunning - The Piano (1993)nThe main character, hanging lifeless, attached to her sunken piano in a fantasy of her aborted suicide that she claims “lulls her to sleep.”nnVisually Inventive - Gangs of New York (2002)nFrom mid-19th century Manhattan to Brooklyn Bridge to Empire State to the World Trade, this multilayered shot perfectly visualizes the growth of New York and a city's relationship with the history upon which it is built.nnTied Up In a Bow w. a Cherry on Top - Fight Club (1999)nIt's the kind of fairytale ending that every little boy and girl dreams about, hand in hand with the chain-smoking love of their life that they've finally won over from their other personality, brain dripping out through a bullethole in the back of their head watching the bastions of American Capitalism crumble to the ground in the sexiest domestic terror attack ever.nnCliffhanger/Twist - Inception (2010)nThe spinning top, a single shot that inspires this much deep analysis of character plot and theme along with the underlying philosophies and mythologies of the film is automatically a massive success.nnPerfectly Summarizes - The Searchers (1956)nAfter every major relationship is wrapped up happily, it ends on John Wayne as Ethan, without a place to come home to, a discarded tool of a more violent time, the door closing on him just like it did Kay.nnEmotionally Haunting - Stalker (1979)nIt defies an easily verbalized explanation. The psychokinesis might be a half-granted wish. The roar of the train is probably the future rushing towards us. But - again - does it really matter?nnFreeze Frame - The 400 Blows (1959)nThe definition of open-ended, Antoine's look is basically the cinematic version of the Mona Lisa Smile. Is he happy? Hopeful? Uncertain? Disillusioned? Is he paralyzed and trapped, or condemning the society that failed him? The look is anything and everything at once, meaning something new to everyone.nnIconic - Casablanca (1942)nFrom Medium Close to Extreme Wide, there's no better way to say goodbye to a well-loved character and story.nnWant to send us stuff?nnCineFixnc/o Mike CruznPO BOX 351213nLos Angeles, CA 90035nnWatch More Recent Cinefix Videos:nnThe Finest Hours Review! - Cinefix Nownhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxSSvBeVEKEnnWho Framed Roger Rabbit - What’s The Difference?nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAYqK15hlbInn9 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Labyrinth!nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBhw8aresGgnnWaterworld Deserves a Second Chance!nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcWjG-8JmQ4nnTop 10 Opening Shots of All Timenhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnhZXELUmUsnn2016 Oscar Nominations! - CineFix Nownhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qQXOigbGGsnn7 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Batman (1989)!nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18xl9uA0fGQnn2016 Movie Calendar Part 2! - CineFix Nownhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igIlNZ1TN-4nn2016 Movie Calendar Part 1! - CineFix Nownhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LdoZnmCCp8nn7 MORE Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Back to the Future!nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7EYAzLZL50nnEX MACHINA / UNDER THE SKINnhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV61A0NmFzInnTop 5 Best Holiday Movies of All Timenhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP1XLAujDs8nnMost Anticipated Movies for 2016!nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2WU2dHgvy0nnWorst Movies of 2015!nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMgEIt-FQdUnnBest Movies of 2015!nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKAtBpZDysonnWhat's Up On Cinefix?nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJEZtiqTEsYnnStar Wars Original Trilogy - 8 Bit Cinemanhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE8TQ1fYawknnZombie Interview with Special Effects Makeup Artist Tony Gardner!nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXnNEMCQ2eInn7 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About The Nightmare Before Christmas!nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBMwh88q6-YnnPan’s Labyrinth - 8 Bit Cinemanhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuJjB7Q8Hw4nnTop 10 Best Montages of All Timenhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhQHlCaSR_wnnBatman v Superman VS Civil War Trailer Showdown! - CineFix Nownhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX1bjR4twKw Less
