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I think Fincher will win Best Director for Dragon Tattoo but there's no way the film can win Best Picture. Speaking of, does anyone know what's the deal with the title sequence in the film? It felt totally removed from the story, whereas the iconic titles in "Seven" were directly related to the story (John Doe constructing one of his journals).
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Thanks for the link, SciFiGuy, which includes a video embed of the full sequence. For the record, I'm fine with the IDEA of a title sequence like that -- not only is it a trademark of Fincher's style but if a Bond film can do it, why not another? And it's an incredible sequence, technically, and as a stand-alone piece of art -- but I'm still not sold on it adding to the story and establishing the tone of the movie -- when we come out of it, we've got what is essentially a ...
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...what is essentially a standard Act One at a normal pace (for lack of a better term). But it's already growing on me, having seen it twice now, I must say. Ultimately, I admire its boldness and it is a part of the film, for better or worse, so should be considered in any future analysis, I suppose.