Forrest Gump - Opening sequence

In the opening sequence of Forrest Gump we first see a small feather falling from the sky, the camera is at a low angle which gives the viewer the feeling of looking up at the sky and seeing a feather fall as they do. The camera then follows the feather down and then the viewers get the see the surrounding and get to visualize the place,the whole time the feather is falling we see the opening credits; we see the producers, directors, actors...etc. We then see the name of the movie in simple white font against a background of buildings, trees and roads. This is quiet a simple opening/introduction to a movie, but it is also effective as it shows the viewer all the information before the movie has started, also the slight music playing in the background sets the atmosphere as calm and quiet, almost as if the music and images together were giving a feel for the next scene or even for the whole movie, it could be introducing a theme. The camera still follows the feather around, while the opening credits are going on, the camera angle moves along with the feather giving it the effect that the viewer 'is' the feather and is seeing the surroundings (buildings, trees, roads) with its own point of view, seeing it all from the top (a high angle). We follow the feather back up into the sky again, this gives the effect that there could be some wind as the feather is flying around up and down, this also gives the viewer a sense of atmosphere as it creates an image, a feel of what that particular place is like. We see the feather being pulled down by the wind and we see cars and people walking around below, we see a women crossing the road and a taxi, the main character is in this shot but as he is not the center of the image we do not see he is the main character until later on. The feather falls onto a man's shoulder and immediately the feather moves again as the man moves so the wind carries the feather off again, this whole time the simple music (without lyrics) is still going on in the background as well as the opening credits. The feather falls onto a car and like on the man, is straight away brushed away by the wind as the car starts to move. The feather travels very near to the ground and the camera angle is from the top so it is a high shot, we then see a pair of feet, the viewer at this moment gets the feeling that this might the be the main character as the feather has almost 'guided the viewers through a journey to the main character' in this case Forrest Gump.The camera is still following the feather this whole time. The feather lands near one of his feet and he picks it up, the camera is still following the feather so was the feather goes up so does the camera and the viewers, we then see the person, he looks at the feather for a bit then opens up his suitcase and puts the feather is a book, this is effective as it gives the viewer a feeling of what this character is like, seeing him put a feather he found on the street into his book, shows that he is maybe quite a naive person as usually people would just brush away the feather, not pick it up and keep it like he did,the viewers at this point get the music and how it fits in to his personality and the feather. He then closes the suitcase and sits back in his original position, the viewers then get the feeling that he looks like he is waiting for something or someone, We then hear a vehicle approaching and we see a bus pull up in front of him, the viewers then know he was at a bus stop. The camera is slowly backing up and then we see a wide shot of the bus in front of the man, as we can no longer see him.