Greenzone Intro

In the opening of Greenzone the Universal Ident which is usually accompanied by a loud piece of music appears silent. Instad all we can here is the sound of bombs and alarms. The same happens with the Studio Canal Ident.

The titles are withheld in this movie as well until after the film has been introduced. It starts with a scene of chaos and panic as the bombs start to drop over the city of Baghdad. The film there cuts to black and goes silent, and the word Greenzone appears. Then it cuts straight to the American soldiers entering the city and starting their operation. The names of the stars comes later.

Collateral Intro

At the beginning of Collateral the Paramount Ident was in black and white with no music. The black and white could suggest a cold atmosphere in the film, or seeing as the Paramount logo came out as silver in the black and white, it could symbolise technology and computers. In Collateral the name of the film is withheld for a very long time. The film pretty much starts without the name of the film being shown.

The antagonist is introduced very briefly at the beginning of the film. He bumps into a man and they exchange suitcases.

The protagonist is introduced afterwards, he's a taxi driver and we are gradually introduced to his character.