At first, we see the sun in the middle of a shot without a single cloud in the sky which tells us from the very beginning what kind of a man is the main hero, who's V.O. appears several moments later and what he thinks of himself. He is a bastard who doens't take anybodu into consideration except for himself. During his monologue that distinctly shows the way he thinks it just becomes more clear. He is lying on a sunbed enjoying the sun, then he makes a great effort lift his body and sit. Then a small conversation with a boy... He looks more and more "bastardous" in our eyes and, moreover, his accent becomes clearer. Sometimes the action cuts to a woman driving a car, (probably, this is his wife) but these moments are very rare, everything is concentrated on him.
This opening sequence is all about introducing a character. There are lots of small details hinting at the pecularities of his character, perhaps, at how he make his money (it seems like he is a gangster). Maybe, he has some enemies (this stone at the end of the scene doen't seem occasional). Those empty bottles of alcohol drinks in the picture above explicitly tells about his crushes. Also his house stands somewhere not far from the top of the mountain, which can mean his arrogance, on the one hand, but on the other - his will to be farer from civilization. And, of course, this philandering music... Oh, this music!!!
There were several 'big' names in opening credits which attract audience's attenrion as well. The aim of such an opening sequence is to intrigue the audience by a character and this "invisible" threat to him which is presented in a form of a huge stone, which almost killed him. But, there is a possibility that this death would be too simple for such a fellow. And who will kill the main character in the beginning of a movie??!
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