Textual analysis of catch me if you can
- 1. Textual Analysis of Catch me if you can (opening sequence) By Patrick Metry Catch me if you can is different from other title sequences as it’s a graphic title sequence. This is good as it’s an illustration of how a film- maker can suggest things about a character and narrative as well as establish a sense of place in an opening. This title sequence has a very large number of titles integrated into the graphics this could be because the titles match the images on the screen e.g. when the title Leonardo Decaprio came up it had an image of small man in cartoon which represents Leonardo Decaprio. By watching the title sequence we can tell that the genre of the film is a spy action thriller because of the graphics shown such as the man in the suit that was sneaky and kept hiding. The first thing we see is a title saying inspired by a true story this just makes us look at the movie in a whole different way as its based on real life events which makes it a whole lot more exiting. We see a graphical image of a man that keeps running, changing and hiding this could be related to the title as he could be running from someone which brings in the title ‘Catch me if you can’. It could also be giving us a clue of what the film is about and maybe keep us curious to wanting to know what hes running and hiding from. The setting of the title sequence looks very intriguing and looks as if its in America because of the urban landscapes and the yellow taxis which gives us a clue to where the film is set. By looking at this title sequence I can see that the themes represented in this title sequence are identity because of all the changing of clothes which could mean that the man is un-shore of his identity, has not yet figured out his identity or even trying to hide his identity. The sounds or the backing track played in the title sequence is Jazz. This could again be a clue to the time period the film is set in as this type of jazz is from the 1950’s which could mean that its set in the 1950’s. The music also shows represents sneakiness as this is usually played when someone is trying to hide or in a typical spy scene. The title of the film ‘Catch me if you can’ is shown quite early in the title sequence which could tell us that the following opening is related to the title, or not to waste time and to get straight in to it, to
- 2. get us ready and familiar with the themes presented in the film. Or so that its connected to the film itself and theres no title causing a barrier as if the opening is part of story.