This 9-minute chase scene (12 minutes if the credits are included) is one of several thrilling movies that begin with a heist scene.
Long openings can be thrilling but they are dangerous of distancing and even alienating impatient viewers, especially when considering how sparse the dialogue is in Drive.
That said, it’s the lack of dialogue allows the sound design to dominate. The rev of the engines, the swirling helicopters, the soundtrack, the score.
There’s nothing like a heist and getaway to start a movie, and Drive delivers, but there is no focus on the robbery, just lots of driving.
Drive (2007): Chase Scene (Drive, Bay, Drive)–Great Movie Openings
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This 9-minute chase scene (12 minutes if the credits are included) is one of several thrilling movies that begin with a heist scene.
Long openings can be thrilling but they are dangerous of distancing and even alienating impatient viewers, especially when considering how sparse the dialogue is in Drive.
That said, it’s the lack of dialogue allows the sound design to dominate. The rev of the engines, the swirling helicopters, the soundtrack, the score.
There’s nothing like a heist and getaway to start a movie, and Drive delivers, but there is no focus on the robbery, just lots of driving.