The opening that I prefer

My favourite opening is the opening of "Mezrine" (2008). This opening after present the producers' company logos starts with a classic blank screen tittle sequence with no music until the stylised editing begins presenting the characters and the location with different perspectives all at once with the split screen.

The black screen gives that sense of mystery that is expected in a opening sequence as the audience wants to know how the film will start follow it by the split screen that gives a total different atmosphere,faster and aggressive that the blank screen creating a very nice contrast in the opening. This combination for a thriller opening can be really effective to create suspense as the black screen with an appropriate music can increase the level of expectation in the audience follow it by a stylised editing to give them what they expect.