The opening sequence begins with titles however there is no music which is unusual and cause a slight bit of tensions and then we are introduced to a shot of a deserted forest with a large amount of magician top hats, with is a very original and unusual thing to see, and from this point we being to ask questions. Then sound is heard it is a voice over of Michael Cane telling us about how a magician goes about there performance.
We are introduced to Cutter (Michael Cane) showing a little girl a magic trick with doves, this is when we are aware of the theme of the movie, this is a nice, heartwarming shot. However this shot is contrasted with a grand long shot of Angier (Hugh Jackman) performing his magic show to a large audience, we are then introduced to another character Alfie Borden (Christian Bale). We are unsure of the plot because Christian Bale is looking quite suspicious as he is stopped and has a fake beard on.
The loud electric bolts causes tension as they sound dangerous and you can tell they will cause damage and can tell something bad is about to happen and as we thought Hugh Jackman is now trapped in water tank which was not meant to be there, we again begin to ask questions of why this has happened and why Christian Bale is not helping him.
We now cut to the court scene where Michael Cane is giving a statement about the killing of Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale is in custody of suspicion of the murder. We are also reunited with the young girl, which gives us the warm hearted feeling again.
The theme throughout the opening sequence is old fashion with how they are dressed with suits and hats. The lighting and colour in this sequence is very dark and dull which adds to the old theme. The sound throughout is quite scary and is in a minor key which adds to the suspension in the scene.
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