We can tell a lot about the film My Best Friends Wedding (1997) from the mise en scene used in its opening titles. For example due to the costumes of the singers in the opening titles we know that there will be a bride and 3 bridesmaids in this film. Due to the fact that we know that there is a bride and 3 bridesmaids we know that the theme of the film is a wedding.
The theme song, Wishin' and Hopin' (1963) by Dusty Springfield, connotes to there being a happy atmosphere in the film due to the songs cheerful tone. There is also evidence that this film is a romantic comedy as its title sequence and the opening song has a cheesy feel to it.
Unlike the titles used in the opening sequences in films such as Forrest Gump (1994) and Lord of War (2005) the titles used in My Best Friends Wedding do not catch the eye of the viewer due to the fact that they don't stand out on screen because of their positioning and font.
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