The title sequence reflects the genre very effectively as it shows many of the conventions of gangster films, the most notable being money, we frequently see money and jewellery change hand through what we can expect is illegal methods. We see a scene of murder at the hands of the gang boss Brick Top, the typical "don" character, we also see the psychopath character Bullet Tooth Tony played by Vinnie Jones (who many see as the prototypical gangster film psychopath), the idiot Tommy and the "good guy" Turkish. The titles also reflect the genre by being very typical of the style of director Guy Ritchie, i.e. the freeze frame style that is almost reminiscent of western films from which many gangster film conventions originated, many of Guy Ritchie's gangster films (the genre he is most well known for) use this same style of introducing characters.
The use of the text/font design in the opening sequence is very significant as it uses large, capital text with stars either side of the font which are reminiscent of old boxing posters, boxing being a theme in the film.
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