Grand opening grand closing.

The opening and closing moments of a film can really leave an impression. Think about the opening of The Godfather, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, The Lion King or Apocalypse Now or the closing moments of The Searchers, Batman Begins or Beau Travail. This video essay, from Vimeo user Jacob T. Swinney, examines the way in which we perceive images by sandwiching the opening and closing moments of films next to one another.

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