Forrest Gump opening seqence

Forest Gump 

00:04 Paramount
00:13 Paramount pictures present
00:18 A Steve Tisch/ Windy Finerman production
00:22 A Robert Zemckis film
00:27 Tom Hanks in
00:32 Forrest Gump
00:37 Robin Wright
00:42 Gary Sinise
00:47 Myketti Williamson
00:52 Sally Field
00:57 Casting by Ellen Lewis
01:02 Co-Producer
01:07 Executive music producer
01:12 Visual effects supervisor
01:17 Costumne designer
01:22 Music by
01:27 Edited by Arther Schmidt 
01:32 Production designer
01:37 Director of photography
01:42 Based on the novel by
01:46 Screenplay by
01:50 Produced by 
02:03 Directed by 

Analysis
This opening sequence follows a feather from the start fall to the ground, this questions the story line of the film from the beginning.
The music played in the background is of a piano which is very relaxing and happy, suggesting a romantic feel to the film. The camera shots over a town which sets the film within america, by passing through people in towns it is shown that we are going on an adventure somewhere as an audience showing that these people and tourists are not significant to the film but the places are as the camera slows down when on a particular building or street.
At the ending of the sequence we are introduced to a character, the use of the filming from the shoes upwards begins stereotyping of the person before even letting them speak or seeing there face. the shoes are really muddy yet have crystal clean laces tied on them, this could suggest ethier that the character is of a lower class or that  the shoes have some what f a sentimental value to him. The way in which the feather lands at his feet shoes that he has importance within the film as well as the feather because he hinds it away in his bag, suggesting this will be brought up later on in the film.
I find the chose of music and material to film particularly effective within this film opening because of the general feel it passes over to the audience as well the unusual following of a feather being interesting.