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The BRAINWASHING Opening Title Footage

posted 11 years ago by StuOz
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The score is by Leith Stevens (War Of The Worlds, Destination Moon, etc) but he is just 50% of what makes that opening title footage so special.

The guys, including Brando, are on on their bikes, but they are just pretending to ride, with the very obvious studio screen behind them (providing a moving road).

Why do I keep putting this intro on DVD "repeat"??? Why am I so addicted to it??? This footage just seems to perfectly capture the sights and sounds of another time in Hollywood. Like a great painted I guess. Or a great music video? Do you have the same reaction?? Or am I going mad??

[–] jmillerdp 11 years ago

Yes.

"I. Drink. Your. Milkshake! [slurp!] I DRINK IT UP!" - Daniel Plainview - "There Will Be Blood"

[–] heyuactor 11 years ago

I love that opening, makes me want to be there, if only for a while.
It's evocative of something special, wonderful, impossible to define.
Yes it's like a painting, but it's more alive than that (for me).
Glad someone else senses it too.

"Did you make coffee...? Make it!"--Cheyenne.

[–] StuOz 10 years ago

Thanks, I am glad that you sense it.

StuOz

[–] SeanJoyce 10 years ago

The meaning of "brainwash" eludes you, doesn't it?

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[–] grahamharley 10 years ago

I think the word you're looking for is mesmerising, not brainwashing

[–] spookyrat1 10 years ago

The guys, including Brando, are on on their bikes, but they are just pretending to ride, with the very obvious studio screen behind them (providing a moving road).

I have to admit I found that particular scene neither mesmerising, nor "brainwashing". It got me chuckling. I can't be the only one...surely!🐭

[–] sonomagirl2120 9 years ago

It made me LOL too!, especially seeing that guy smoking a cigar while riding like a rebel, OMG! Funny stuff!