Casino Royale Opening Credits

One of the biggest movies to be released in 2006, with media coverage being huge, everyone was judging the latest Bond movie, Casino Royale. The build up and excitement to see the movie was massive, and the opening sequence would give audiences the first impression of what they have been long awaiting to see.
Opening credits can be somewhat tedious, and James Bond has a somewhat stereotype opening credit scenario associated with it i.e. silhouettes of naked women. However Casino Royale goes in new direction. The famous shooting scene in the circle is there, but in a classic Hollywood studio-inspired black and white prologue. Just by this scene, you can tell that this Bond is definitely not your classy, prim and proper Bond. He appears to be brash and uses his brawn rather than his brain. He kills people without hesitation, this conveying that Bond is now violent.
What follows are stylish digital credits featuring playing card images that are mixed with scenes of the James Bond personality. Accompanied by the cool and breezy theme song ‘You Know My Name’ by Audioslave’s Chris Cornell, this colourful, chic and elegant graphics makes this one of the most effective opening credits I have seen as it builds up to the start of the movie perfectly.