Analysis of tomorrow never dies opening sequence

The movie opens with a series of numbers and letters in a space. It creates the imagery of a phone directory. The way the numbers and letters move gives the audience and uncomfortable view. The titles cut into a shot of a watch. This has connotations to ‘tomorrow’ in the title. Images of women are seen in silhouette form in most of the shots that follow. These women are in bullets in one of the shots, this can be related to women empowerment. It gives the audience the idea of women in relation to violence, as other weapons are shown in subsequent shots. The music is mainly bass, guitars, drums and a piano played in a slow tempo. This calms the audience, whilst building the enigma of the film. The music is also in sync with most of the body movements of the women. The shots also elaborate on the female anatomy. It shows parts of the female body, as if viewed under some kind of x ray. This added to the special effects of the sequence. Throughout the sequence there is an elaborate use of colour, which connotes different meanings to the shots. Shots done in red could connate danger and those done in grayish blue imply calmer, cooler meanings. This creates a contradicting effect to the sequence.