The name of the film itself Casino Royale gives the theme of cards and gambelling. The theme of cards is continued into the opening sequence via a pack of cards spreading out with the four suits helping to introduce the character James Bond. In the opening their are two men fighting throughout. One man has a red silhouette and the other man has a black one. This helps to show the audience which of the men is good and bad. James Bond is the man that has the black silhouette fighting against the red one and winning. The card theme is also significant as it tells the audience that anything could happen and creates suspense. The song playing throughout the opening is 'You Know My Name' which helps to reflect the pace of the film as well as heightening emotions and tensions within the audience. The position of characters in the mise-en-scene shows their status. This opening contains the iconic shot of James Bond through a barrel of a gun. Gun shots are used throughout the opening there is a bang of a gun at the very beginning as well as the gun being used as a weapon between the animated silhouettes with card suits being fired out if the guns. Another iconic shot is of the seven of hearts being shot twice to make the card read '007' James Bonds known digits. The guns and killings throughout the opening suits the genre action/thriller. This shows the audience are in for an exciting film as this is only the beginning.
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