20 Opening Movie Scenes That Are Totally Flawless
1. The Times They Are A-Changin' - Watchmen (2009)
Based on Alan Moore's revelatory DC Comics series of the same, Watchmen is a miraculous achievement from director Zack Snyder, who got the film made despite the general feeling that Moore's source material was "unfilmable."
Bursting with gorgeous set pieces, phenomenal performances and a thrilling story, the superhero drama opens with The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) being brutally murdered by an unknown attacker.
It then cuts to an opening credit sequence set to Bob Dylan's anthemic "The Times They Are A-Changin'", which reveals a history not unlike our own that tells a striking story about the world's superheroes and America's political upheaval.
It's a beautifully designed opening, equal parts shocking, mysterious and violent, and it expertly hammers home just how tragic and complicated the following movie is going to be. Though the film's not for everyone, the opening is an undisputable gem that will stay with even the film's most ardent of critics long after the final credits have stopped rolling.