The opening title sequence of Iron Man 3 establishes several narrative elements including enigma codes that pique audience interest and binary oppositions typical of action films. It introduces the protagonist as a heroic and powerful superhero through his high-tech costume and weaponry. Cinematography depicts the protagonist as dominant through low angle shots, and implies he will face violence through close-ups of his bloodied face. The sequence establishes the film's settings of a busy city and desert, hinting the city may be in danger.

1. Narrative
The opening title sequence of Iron Man 3 shows a lot of narrative as it creates enigma codes
and has binary oppositions.
The film opening creates a lot of enigma codes through the fast paced editing as it shows
minimal content that keeps the viewer’s guessing and makes them interested in the film. One
of the major enigma codes is when the protagonist and his female companion are doing
something to his chest and this makes the audience guess whether he is superhuman and
whether this is a weakness.
Enigma Codes:
•Who is he fighting?
•What is the relation between him and the girl?
•What’s wrong with his chest?
It creates binary oppositions that are usually associated with the action film genre as the
storyline will automatically create these binary oppositions.
Binary Oppositions:
•Good Vs Evil
•Protagonist Vs Antagonist
•Peace Vs War

2. Exposition Of Characters
Throughout the opening of Iron Man 3 the protagonist is represented as heroic and
powerful. This is shown by his costume as it is a full metal jacket that shows the audience
that he is a superhero. The mid shot of a deep focus to the background which shows an
explosion implies to the audience that he will be involved in violence and action within the
film.
The close up of the protagonist using a weapon implies to the audience that the
protagonist has a High-Tec suit which makes him more dangerous and makes his suit
seems cool. The costume appeals to the target audience as it will be a key concept that
is usually expected from an action film based on a superhero from a previous comic book
as they will look to buy some merchandise.
The look between the protagonist and the female implies that there will be a romantic feel
to the film as it seems like they have a lot of chemistry and the facial expression of the
female looks very intimate.

3. Cinematography
The low angled shot makes the protagonist look dominant and strong. This shot makes
him look big and makes it seem that he is looking down at everyone. His statue is
intimidating this makes him look superior.
The close up of the protagonists face with some blood and cuts signifies to the audience
that he will be involved consistently with the violence. This implies to the audience that he
is courageous and it also creates an enigma code as the audience will question how did
he get hurt?
His facial expression looks like he is in some sort of discomfort that was caused by the
cuts on his face and his teeth are wedged together which implies he is unhappy with what
has just happened.
The long shot of Iron Man sitting down on the sofa with his legs crossed this implies that
throughout the film he will have authority and the film will be based on his actions.

4. Setting
The expensive car implies that the film will be set in the city as the cars shows that the
owner is rich and wealthy. Also, the streets in the background look busy as you can see
other headlights from different cars which imply that the streets are the busy streets of
the city.
The film will also have several scenes in the dessert near the mountains as the picture
shows some sort of military truck driving past in the dusty area with the mountain tops in
the background. This creates an enigma code as we want to know who is in the car and
how this setting will have a part in the film.
The shot of the protagonist with the city in the background implies that the city can be in
danger of being destroyed throughout the scenes of violence as it seems like the city will
be the main recurring location in the film as saving the city is a genre signifier in films
based on a superhero from a previous comic book.