Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Title


For my movie title i chose the film "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"

I chose this movie and its title because it is very unorthodox. Both the title sequence and the movie itself are very eclectic and original. The title starts out with sequences of anti-war protests during the Vietnam era and images of the war. They show this because it sets the time period of when the events were supposed to have happened, in the early 1970's in Las Vegas. It is the trip of a sportswriter and his lawyer to Las Vegas to cover a motor sport event, but quickly deviates to the deep trip into the psyche and inner thoughts of the two men who the movie is about. They do an insane amount of drugs and get into many perilous situations which not only have comedic value, but also try to convey the mind-expanding qualities and attributes of their introspective adventures. In short, it tries to put you into the mind of a drug user and lets you see what they see. The end of the title sequence is a black screen and then the movie name itself gets splattered onto the black background in blood. It is reminiscent of what someone on drugs might see or experience, so it gets you into the mood of the movie; which is not knowing what the hell to expect at any point.

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