Opening title sequences.

The opening two minutes of this film sequence is represented in a dark menacing way. all the still frames are dark and gloomy. they are in black and white so we know that the film is going to be referring to the past in some sort of way because it was released in 1999, therefore we know it is not an olden day film.

the 'X' in the title is highlighted in red to inform the audience that there could be violence, blood or danger. and having watched this film there is evidence that that's what the film involves. the titles are across the screen with an ocean backdrop. this gives off the message that there could be danger because of the dark colors in this film but some sort of peace at the end by the way the waves overlap the shore peacefully. the music is soft and soothing which gives a sense of gentleness which could appear throughout the film. the font is simple and is just in black and white to coincide with the still images which are also black and white. the font size is of a medium size so the viewer can clearly see who's staring in the film and the producer,director etc.
the genre of this film is a racial discrimination drama set back in the 1990's.