Analysis of the first 2 minutes of Inglorious Basterds

The first two minutes of Inglorious Basterds are very much there to create the sense of enigma. The first one minute and forty seconds are the opening titles on a black background. The fonts change from block writing to more fancy writing. this is all for the actors and the director and producer. Then when the name of the film is revealed, 'Inglorious Basterds' is written in yellow fancy writing. On the one minute forty seconds mark the screen goes completely black for 10 seconds to create the sense of enigma which makes you want to watch even more of it. The next part of the film is a man axing a tree stump and then it pans to show an establishing shot of the house. This is all creating enigma which is very important for the opening sequence of a film. I think it's a really effective opening to a film and the music adds a lot more to it because it makes it feel like an old thriller movie.