Zombieland title sequence

In zombieland’s title sequence we first see a prison-guard being thrown off a watchtower, from this we get a feeling of anarchy and destruction of the law. In the scene we also see the words ‘Columbia Pictures present’ in the font Times New Roman being destroyed and the guard hits the wording, this lettering is a red/orange colour which would tell us their will be blood threwout the film also the sequence is all in slow motion this is an interesting way of showing the title sequence. The next scene we see what we believe to be a zombie throwing up black vomit, this could represent death or evil coming from inside the dead.

After seeing theses two scenes we get three quick scenes all showing civilians being chased by zombies, this would tell us that are main characters will have to run or escape from the un-dead as the actors names are shown thought-out these scenes. We then see the main title of the film being smashed in half keeping in consistency with the glass being smashed. This scene would tell us the destruction and mayhem as well as the fight back against the zombies. On the other hand soon after we see a man running from his burning car, which indicates that there is little hope for any survivors.

One of the main reasons why the audience believe this is a comedy is when we see a naked stripper zombie running after a man holding his money. This takes you to a different perspective on what the film genre is going to be it reminds me of something you would see in Baywatch, the comedy style continues till the sequence which is a clear indication of Scarface. It articulates the scene where Tony Montana gets killed which we assume the zombie in the background will do.

 The music throughout this is Metallica, which is an American heavy metal band, this works well with the title sequence, as it’s extremely loud and destructive which sets the mood of the film.