The opening sequence started with the company 'Pixar' appearing and the classic logo. This has been put at the beginning of the sequence to advertise the film distribution company and to show that the film is going to be animation, as this is what the company specialize in making.
Soon after this fades out, it sets the scene by showing a galaxy background which shows what the general film is going to be about. It shows it's going to be about this futuristic time period, I like the fact that this galaxy theme is running throughout the sequence to reflect what the film is going to be about, it gives a great insight to the viewer. Further on in the sequence, the first title appears which is 'Walt Disney pictures present' which is in a bold font, almost animated and again it reflects a futuristic era. I like the fact it has a opening like this because it all adds up to the build up of what is going to happen later on.
To continue, later on it clarifies that it's futuristic when images of 3 planets appear, side by side to each other It shows that there is something unknown and unusual to come in the sequence later on. I like that this is used because it makes the viewer want to know what this 'unusual' thing is, and they want to know what happens. The music that goes with this shot is slow and again sounds futuristic All of these factors give clues to what the film is going to be about, even though there are not many clues.
When the camera zooms into the planet, which has been to shown as Earth, it is evident that there is something different about it if we compare it to the one we live in today. The graphics used have made the Earth to look brown and almost not efficient. Soon after this, the camera zooms in further into the planet at a person's point of view, which I like because it shows what it would be like if you were there, which makes you feel like you are part of the opening sequence or film, and not just watching it.
It has been clarified later on that the opening sequence is futuristic because there are images of landfill sites which are unrealistic because they have been made to look very big. Other images include chimneys and nuclear power stations. This shot has been shown in almost a fog or mist, to again show that there is something unusual or unknown which is yet to be discovered.
The best part of the opening sequence for me is how all the images and music combine together to represent a futuristic time period, and even right at the beginning straight away the viewer can tell where the film is set and what it's generally about. I also like it near the end of the sequence when it shows all these futuristic buildings, you can tell they are futuristic because of the unusual designs. Again this has been shot at a bird's eye-view, which makes the viewer included in the sequence.
At the end of the sequence, it fades out and does not completely end. This makes the viewer want to see more, because it has not explained what it's about and why it's set where it is. However, throughout the sequence it does not have any title names of the cast and crew, which is usually present in most opening sequences.
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