Best opening montage

[hndog609]

Different topics get bandied about at work and one that came up today worked it's way into opening scene montages. What are your favorite/most noteworthy ones? Some of my faves:

Watchmen-a backstory for the alternate universe to Dylan's Times They Are A-Changin
Wolverine Origins-Logan and Creed literally soldier their way through history
Up-man, probably one of the most effective and heart wrenching openings to anything ever. If that doesn't hit you in the feelz you have no soul

What you got?

 

[n_huffhines]

The yodeling montage at the beginning of Raising Arizona

/thread

 

[n_huffhines]

Apparently the first musical montages were used in Russian film-making in the 1920's, and then movies like Citizen Kane kinda modernized it with the newsreel beginning.

I suspect Raising Arizona was the first time somebody made it really fun, instead of just storytelling with it.

 

[95 Vol Alum]

The yodeling montage at the beginning of Raising Arizona

/thread

No, it’s Up. But that one is good.

 

[95 Vol Alum]

Lord Of War is also impactful.