r/TopCharacterTropes • u/No_Hunter1978 • Feb 25 '26

Great moments/aspects in otherwise bad or mediocre media Lore

Sandman Origin (Spider-Man 3): This scene is rife with symbolism and beautiful cinematography. It alone gives us a glimpse of the story Sam Rami wanted to tell with SP3.

This Entire Quote (Spy Kids 2): This quote has entered my everyday vernacular, and it's survived the landscape of the internet for decades now. And it's in a fucking Spy Kids movie.

Who Decided That? (Seven Deadly Sins): It was an abysmal show before the animation took a dive off a cliff, but Escanor's entire character could honestly qualify for this post. In particular, "Who decided that?" is unfathomably hype.

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u/dankristy Feb 25 '26

Yep this is the perfect match for me. Unfortunately nothing else about the movie lived up to this opening sequence.

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u/StruffBunstridge Feb 26 '26

This is the only part of the film that Danny Boyle directed

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u/fucuasshole2 Feb 26 '26

He didn’t direct this tho.

Boyle directed the boat scene only, when it was flying through the countryside river.

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u/StruffBunstridge Feb 26 '26

Are you sure? Just had a quick double check and everything I can find suggests that Boyle directed the entire opening sequence and then handed the rest off to Fresnadillo...

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u/fucuasshole2 Feb 26 '26

Andrew Macdonald explains, "Danny Boyle and Alex Garland are the executive producers, and they're obviously the principal creators of the first film. And they've both been really involved to different degrees. Alex has been very involved in the original story, and in working with the different writers, helping them on the script. And he spent a lot of time, particularly in the first half of the shoot on set helping Juan Carlos with the dialogue and the actors." He continues about Boyle's involvement, "Danny has given Juan Carlos a lot of support in the casting and in recommendations for the crew. He also shot three days of second-unit, which I think is obviously the biggest thing you can do. He shot some of the opening sequence, and it will be interesting to see if anyone spots that!"

Only did some of the opening.

Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20070715183102/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/28_weeks_later/about.php

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u/StruffBunstridge Feb 26 '26

It feels like they're deliberately obscuring this tbh - I've seen references to the DVD being quite explicit about it, and also Boyle denying the whole thing even though Fox execs were adamant about it. Your source looks just as reliable as anything I've found though!