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Opening Sequence Analysis-Million Dollar Crocodile 0:00-3:00At the beginning of Million Dollar Crocodile, through many clouds, the logo of a film company comes out, which is followed by logo of another film company, then presented by a media company, and united presented by another two companies, and a company which distribute this film. After introduce of those companies, audience will see a cartoon, it was on 25 th July 1990, in an original jungle of Thailand, two males were catching a crocodile, at the same time, names of people who present this film were showed. After seconds, those tow men caught the big crocodile, then names of General Executive Producers were show, and the crocodile was put on a truck by people, then names of General Production Executives and Production Executives came out. Turn to 6 th August 1990, at Yunnan, Sino-

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Opening Sequence Analysis-Million Dollar Crocodile(0:00-3:00)At the beginning of Million Dollar Crocodile, through many clouds, the logo of a film company comes out, which is followed by logo of another film company, then presented by a media company, and united presented by another two companies, and a company which distribute this film.

After introduce of those companies, audience will see a cartoon, it was on 25th July 1990, in an original jungle of Thailand, two males were catching a crocodile, at the same time, names of people who present this film were showed. After seconds, those tow men caught the big crocodile, then names of General Executive Producers were show, and the crocodile was put on a truck by people, then names of General Production Executives and Production Executives came out.

Turn to 6th August 1990, at Yunnan, Sino-Burma frontier. A over the shoulder shot from the truck, a Chinese soldier came to check the truck, and the crocodile was covered by many branches, the soldier didn’t see the crocodile, and there is a close up from angle which from the crocodile, with the names of Starring. Then the soldier let them pass. Names of Co-Starring were showed while the truck was leaving. Then there is a extreme close up for the boundary tablet of China.

Turn to 31st August 1990, at a wildlife black market in Guangdong, there is a establishing shot for this whole market, people can found that there are so many people in the black market. A fat man was strolling in the market, there are many crocodiles in it, at the same time, and names of Special Guest Star were showed, after that are names of Producer and Director. Then he saw a crocodile, he thought the crocodile was dead, and he taught it, suddenly, the crocodile waked up and almost bite him, and a old man only used a stick to let the crocodile calm down, and there is a close up for him here. After that, a extreme close up for a crocodile’s eye, then through the left eye is the name of this film.

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When a part of cartoon played, at the same time, the music also played and make people feel scary with cry of a crocodile, the atmosphere can make you stifle. Another thing is, when people see the close up of eyes of crocodile, they must be feel bloodcurdling even can’t open there eyes. And the whole film is about a crocodile, you can watch it if you are brave enough.