Drive • Best Movie Opening Sequences
This 9-minute chase scene (12 minutes if the credits are included) is one of the most thrilling movies that begin with a heist scene.
Long openings can be exciting, but they are also risky in distancing and even alienating impatient viewers, especially when considering how sparse the dialogue is in Drive.
In this picture, the lack of words allows the sound design to dominate the proceedings, such as the rev of the engines, the swirling helicopters.
There’s nothing like a well-staged heist and getaway to start a movie, and Drive delivers on the premise of its title, depicting lots of driving, while neglecting the robbery itself.
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