"It was by chance we discovered oil, we were looking for water!" And the world was never the same.
@stuffandthings1155
2 жыл бұрын
This actually isn’t true. The Standard Oil company received permission from ibn Saud to wildcat for oil. They struck oil at one of their drills in Dammam in 1938. So no, it was part of a conscious effort to find oil.
@ForeverRepublic
10 жыл бұрын
This opening sequence is brilliant, I wish the film touched on these subjects more deeply.
@GuardianComplex
3 жыл бұрын
Watch the Frontline documentary House of Saud. You'll recognize a lot of the dialogue from this trailer. It's an excellent documentary.
@quiksix25
2 жыл бұрын
Would have been a VERY different movie- and much better than the predictable action movie it devolved into
@DestinyAwaits19
Жыл бұрын
@@quiksix25 Syriana was good.
@indonesianbassbooster5167
Жыл бұрын
By far the most epic intro ever. Reminds me of Call of Duty: World At War
@AbdoZaInsert
Жыл бұрын
its probably inspired by the WaW or/and OF:DR intro
@AbdoZaInsert
Жыл бұрын
OF:DR was released in 2009.. so exclude it :P
@indonesianbassbooster5167
Жыл бұрын
@@AbdoZaInsert perhaps even animated by the same guys
@Arverto
9 ай бұрын
@@AbdoZaInsertwhat's OF:DR?
@AbdoZaInsert
6 ай бұрын
a video game named "Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising"@@Arverto
@AzizAlsafa
9 жыл бұрын
Best intro to a movie I have ever seen.
@NoFear1979
7 жыл бұрын
Aziz J i couldnt agree more
@KECIRIJ1978
6 жыл бұрын
Aziz J its really masterpiece, still watching it and still like!
@WOPMasterG
4 жыл бұрын
This and Gladiator
@KECIRIJ1978
4 жыл бұрын
Agree....
@GDI-disc-accepted
4 жыл бұрын
I remember the first time i watched a movie....
@tanchengyan
6 жыл бұрын
I saw this in the theatre....I was utterly impressed. 2.47-2.57. the way they rotated the map and the airplane approaching it.
@irvinepoker3187
Жыл бұрын
how it transitioned like graph form (oil consumer&provider) to the towers aye . nice
@WB-se6nz
Жыл бұрын
@@irvinepoker3187absolutely fucking brilliant
@xips3fauzanekahafidza673
8 ай бұрын
2:50 I guess
@Baseballnfj
3 жыл бұрын
At 1:50 the Israeli flag becomes one of the stars of the US flag. Perfect.
@haseebansari9430
2 жыл бұрын
Deep pockets 👎
@jonsafuhto9220
Жыл бұрын
Israel must collapse
@WB-se6nz
Жыл бұрын
@@haseebansari9430The Israel lobby is one of the biggest in Washington and lobbied for the invasion of Iraq in 2003
@thesuperparrot
5 ай бұрын
We’re living in the United States of AIPAC now. Might as well adopt it as an official change to the US flag atp
@fylecabagnot5703
2 жыл бұрын
I'm case you didn't know, Peter Berg worked closely with Michael Mann. He's learned legendary directing skills and cinematography. A true masterpiece!!!!
@edercortes1960
5 ай бұрын
Peter Berg is the man
@nathanaelreyes5854
3 жыл бұрын
Great thing about this opening is that it tells you everything you need to know about the movies setting and sets it all up in less than 4 minutes. Peter Berg knows how to make a good movie.
@peeper2070
5 жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie, this is definitely the best movie opening I've ever seen. Informative too.
@peeper2070
3 жыл бұрын
Shut up
@trevorphilips9933
3 жыл бұрын
This intro brings me back to my time living in an Aramco compound
@buryingthepast
2 жыл бұрын
How was it? 😮
@hazmatt3250
Жыл бұрын
I see CoD World at War took heavy inspiration from this opening for their cinematics. I love this style though - quick, succinct information that provides just enough to go off of while new reels are played as audio. Fantastic editing.
@Webgear
7 ай бұрын
After all these years, still a masterpiece of an introduction!
@TheRealAfroRick
6 жыл бұрын
The opening of this movie was simply - inspired. Haven't seen one done this well ever since.
@austinrevis2217
Жыл бұрын
Bro look up the cod waw intros mind blowing
@tiberiusinuk
Жыл бұрын
Still get shivers up my spine when I see that plane go towards the tower. Best intro ever
@Rainhato_
Жыл бұрын
2:42 "clean transition🔥🗣"
@bearmare9710
5 жыл бұрын
The intro alone explains perfectly global petro-politics. Brilliant.
@vikramra7
7 жыл бұрын
probably the best opening scene is movie history. 4 mins pretty much explains wht happened for 40 yrs ...
@brushwaterkhan
6 жыл бұрын
vikramra7 i agree Sad that your only replies were spam :(
@The_Noticer.
4 жыл бұрын
lmao no it doesn't. It's the kosher explanation. Flex at 1:50. The fact is the wars weren't about Oil, it was about Israëls security.
@b.g.3073
3 жыл бұрын
Great opening sequence, but definitely leaves out much of what happened/why it happened.
@WB-se6nz
Жыл бұрын
@@The_Noticer.It's way more complicated than that. Israel is a big player in the middle east, obviously, but not at all the singular source of conflict.
@WB-se6nz
Жыл бұрын
@@b.g.3073yea, this intro gives the what happened without the why but does a good job of showing the important historical events leading to the plot of the movie
@infernonova1
9 ай бұрын
Cleanest transition ever💯😭😭
@Fred_the_1996
8 ай бұрын
Bro dropped the hardest 9/11 edit ever
@MasterTSayge
10 ай бұрын
Whole semester of middle east history in less than 4min. Thank you Prof Berg. 🎉
@Pinlight
7 жыл бұрын
I just love this. It's a beautiful thing and explains the whole thing in a way that holds everyone's attention and keeps it hip in the process.
@alarmritelbestsolutionprot3456
2 жыл бұрын
Never ever bored watching this opening scene...why? Don'tknow...but this almost perfect opening scene
@PSFanBoy
16 жыл бұрын
best opening titles in a movie i have ever seen. perfectly done. this is a major inspiration to me, and i hope everyone feels the same way.
@kickZtailout
17 жыл бұрын
Same here! My girlfriend and I saw the movie 3 weeks ago and I immediately came here wanting to find this... It wasn't around, but it's finally here! Best intro to a movie in recent memory, and good use of CGI to pull it off. Kudos to the film makers.
@kasipalate6055
2 жыл бұрын
One of the hardest openings of all time!
@troll4768
Жыл бұрын
The transitions reminds me of CoD World at War.
@Dawitness11
3 жыл бұрын
This is probably the best intro ever! It says it's all too, everything!!!
@mackcummy4976
3 жыл бұрын
It was actually 1938 oil was discovered.
@spyderboyy
17 жыл бұрын
I loved this movie. I was afraid it was going to just be just a bunch of bullets and bombs in hollywood's depiction of the middle east, but it was surprisingly very well made and culturally accurate. Maybe the last 10 minutes were a little far-fetched, but otherwise it was sweet. And I absolutely dig the opening credits.
@jonsafuhto9220
Жыл бұрын
15 years later, fvck usa
@aws0me136
8 жыл бұрын
This Remind Anyone of the COD: WaW Cutscenes?
@Meirstein
7 жыл бұрын
That was definitely my first thought.
@gamesmovienation3516
6 жыл бұрын
He'll yeah it does but since homefront came out its sort of like that too with cuts cents lol I love live action
@ballistaz2872
5 жыл бұрын
Mw2
@winchesterchua3311
Жыл бұрын
Yep.
@ItzMelissa9
Жыл бұрын
Anyone here from insta reels?
@mikirichards1482
8 жыл бұрын
Best intro ever!
@ojsilva1975
3 жыл бұрын
After watching The Turning Point on Netflix, finally watched this movie. So good!
@b.g.3073
6 жыл бұрын
This and Dark Knight Rises...... Best two opening sequences I've ever seen.
@SocialAssasin
3 жыл бұрын
yea that was a good one too. Check out Lone Survivor and Top Gun and we need one more for a top 5. The Departed is good. More of an extended opening.
@viper12545
3 жыл бұрын
Watchmen i think got them all beat
@Spartangeneral7
16 жыл бұрын
Personally, this film should be seen alongside Syriana.
@hopedream11
5 жыл бұрын
Agreed shame there was no continuation of both films. Anyone know the song name for the intro?
@ReelinRodgers2
4 ай бұрын
When it became clear that the movie didn’t win any Oscar Awards, that was a disaster
@Amiga500_User
7 ай бұрын
Brilliant opening. Jaw-dropping.
@Take-aim-and-reload...
Жыл бұрын
Should have started the intro with the Balfour Declaration in the beginning, instead of jumping into the Arabs uprising against the Ottoman Empire near the end of World War I. The one-sided Balfour Declaration is the Pandora's Box to all of these.
@laughsinmisogyny8827
2 жыл бұрын
I learned more about global economics and politics in 4 minutes than I did in 13+ years of school....... EPIC!!!!
@theinsivibleman5309
2 жыл бұрын
yikes :/
@laughsinmisogyny8827
2 жыл бұрын
@@theinsivibleman5309 yikes what?
@laughsinmisogyny8827
2 жыл бұрын
@@theinsivibleman5309 when I was in Middle School in 1993, we were reading all the books that was copy written in 1965. Malcolm X and Martin Luther King was still alive in my book, and Kennedy being assassinated was a fairly recent event. I'm one of those "inner city", "Urban" people.
@theinsivibleman5309
2 жыл бұрын
@@laughsinmisogyny8827 yikes what? let me explain then. First off the fact that u had to turn to movies and shows which arent based entirely in reality in order to "learn" about global economics is a symptom of how fcked US public education is. Second, the fact that this moive tricked one into thinking they "learned" anything about global and economics and politics(the word you're looking for is geopolitics) is a symptom of how well the lies have been told. The people, the states, responsible for the september 11th attacks are USA, Israel, Saudi Arabia and pakistan. The two former most states provided the logistics and materials(planning, material, motive). The latter most states provided the intelligence(information, people). I didnt learn any of this in middleschool tho, I had to learn it on my own and it blew my mind. My middle school version was harrow, my alma mater is London School of Economics and Political Science. And even then I never figured it out till AFTER schooling. School doesnt teach u anything. All it does is equip u with the ability to put 1 and 1 together. Some leave school with that ability but never go on to do the math themselves, nevermind the internet being replete with information that one can easily filter through.
@laughsinmisogyny8827
2 жыл бұрын
@@theinsivibleman5309 so let me get this straight, NOTHING in the intro is true, according to you? The Saudi dudes were the hijackers, etc, etc Plus, you seem to totally missed the point of what I was saying that my school was poorly funded and they were teaching us out of 30 year old books.
@apurvgore6770
3 ай бұрын
This intro scene increased my quest in geopolitics. I start seeing documentaries after this
@mackcummy4976
8 жыл бұрын
Here in Canada we have tons of oil but it's in oil sands and in the arctic and hard rock, not soft sand in liquid form in a place that is always warm and flat. We also have stricter environmental laws than the middle east and better safety and labour standards which means it's hard to produce the amount of oil they do at the low cost they do.
@john42t
8 жыл бұрын
Canadians are afraid of oil.
@mackcummy4976
8 жыл бұрын
John Tyson What? It's true we are trying to go more green but oil brought us billions.
@okdan4eva
7 жыл бұрын
TТhеeе Кingdoоm mоviе here => twitter.com/0a7e93d52b9720ff3/status/797273102136655872 ТThee Kingdоoom first 4 minutеs
@writersblock26
7 жыл бұрын
mack cummy Really, mack? Hmm...interesting. I have to admit I don't know much about Canada. It's pretty sad, given you country's our neighbor to the north.
@mackcummy4976
7 жыл бұрын
It's true.
@Dupe16118
16 жыл бұрын
Its not a trailer - its the first 4 minutes of the film giving an excellent background on the history of Saudi Arabia and the attacks made today by Al-Queda
@isxia
17 жыл бұрын
One of the best opening credits for a film ever...
@JorgeNaya
3 жыл бұрын
Best intro to a movie I've ever seen!
@mechislander
4 жыл бұрын
If they ever adapt the alternate history/fantasy novel The Mirage, by Matt Ruff, I hope something like this will be in the show, explaining the “changes” to the timeline.
@WB-se6nz
Жыл бұрын
What?
@fylecabagnot5703
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent intro to understanding the events that led up to the 9/11 attacks. Well integrated!!!!
@IAMBENNYBLANCO.
5 жыл бұрын
Great movie...and great opening scene...one of the best.
@aweeeeh5255
Жыл бұрын
This is literally the same style as CoD WaW/Black ops
@randomusernamemygod
16 жыл бұрын
The Begining and middle part of the film was very good and an eye opener to some. Although I thought the ending was cool but it did ruin the points I thought it was making. And I realised it wasnt really making a point it was just misleading to build up to an action thriller. Or they were trying to make a point but made the ending the way it was to try and make more people see it.
@PSFanBoy
16 жыл бұрын
how is this part propaganda? it's all facts check anywhere. and i liked it so much cuz it's a perfectly put together montage of history of the relationship between the arab oil companies and the US consumers.
@mackcummy4976
3 жыл бұрын
How come the US is now the top producer, even more than Saudi Arabia?
@Breedlovej1
2 жыл бұрын
The Permian basin and Dakotas; fracking.
@snipdyper
17 жыл бұрын
22 Nov the movie will be available in my country !!! CANT WAIT TO SEE !
@rheffic1971
3 жыл бұрын
02:55: WOW.
@hiroforce
16 жыл бұрын
This is one of the slickest history lessons I've ever seen as the opening credits to a film. It is a good primer for American History in the middle east, though it does leave out some key information concerning Osama Bin Laden.
@chriseddiechannel4729
2 жыл бұрын
The best intro to a movie 👍🏾
@c.b5996
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely agree. Hands down the best. Give me goosebumps.
@Aluminumtalk
5 ай бұрын
Oil is still a national security priority..
@ashfaqj3765
Жыл бұрын
I rate this a 9/11💀🙌
@Baseballnfj
Жыл бұрын
Explains where 9/11 comes from in 6 minutes
@tensionsleeve8717
2 жыл бұрын
Will Lyman voice is impressive!resonant and polish.
@smartkking4984
3 жыл бұрын
this intro reminds me of call of duty world at war cutscene
@gary609906
2 жыл бұрын
Were they really only trying to find water and just happened to find oil, or is that just one of those bullshit stories where people are looking for "life" and stumble upon riches in the middle of the desert? Honestly this makes Disney's Aladdin feel that much real. Some nobody goes into the desert and finds an ocean of oil and instantly becomes the richest person in the country. Prince Ali, something is he, Ali a babwaaaa! And then a bunch of elephants and birds lead a parade through downtown Saudi Arabia and he gets the girl at the end? (I know I went off the deep end on this one but for real, were they looking for water and then found oil by mistake?)
@stuffandthings1155
2 жыл бұрын
No. The company that was known as Standard Oil thought that there might be oil in the Arabian peninsula. So they received permission from ibn Saud to look around. They struck oil in dammam in 1938.
@heimer33
16 жыл бұрын
The beginning of this film is a good brief slide show of history about Oil and Saudi Arabia. I think this movie clearly shows reality and conflict between the middle east and the US
@wildcard9370
10 ай бұрын
I’m just commenting because it’s 15 years later… Any change?
@Kpob03
6 жыл бұрын
Like Bill Kurtis' commentary in some of these scenes
@kimwhitney75
3 жыл бұрын
This brings me back 18yrs ago tomorrow to when I was in Kuwait, then 20 days later into Iraq. 😡😡😡
@mackcummy4976
9 жыл бұрын
Now we in Canada produce more than the US, I think
@NotesCollector
16 жыл бұрын
Great Clip+Movie!The ending was just so spectacular
@jmehd
2 жыл бұрын
The Saudi people and country as a whole should not be made into suspects however. They’re such kind and educated people.
@NavrasReaktor
17 жыл бұрын
the last lines in this movie are unique
@IslamsBomb
7 жыл бұрын
Can someone make HD version, Its like 10yrs old :V
@cariourso6399
5 жыл бұрын
Such a cool movie intro! Very informative.
@NavrasReaktor
16 жыл бұрын
Ahhhh... is Faris not Farid
@jonsafuhto9220
Жыл бұрын
15 years later, fvck usa
@babelinfocalypse8118
4 жыл бұрын
Wish the film itself lived up to this epic intro!
@AgentCell
16 жыл бұрын
Did anyone posted the full movie
@johnsoncheung4576
6 жыл бұрын
10th Anniversary!
@torressr3
16 жыл бұрын
great intro, great movie
@k0kan3
16 жыл бұрын
So I haven't seen this movie. Is it good? Whats it about?
@twobellz
Жыл бұрын
There’s something very, very dynamic about that US - UK relationship isn’t there? literature, pop culture, the arts, warfare, geopolitics etc, the list goes on and on.
@gthreesix
17 жыл бұрын
That was one great trailer!! so much highlights!!!
@mackcummy4976
4 жыл бұрын
It's the opening credits to the movie.
@MasterTSayge
8 ай бұрын
Danny Elfman at it again 🎉
@mrkremko1
Жыл бұрын
There is a VERY easy way to disengage ourselves from the Middle East- energy independence
@gaby47
17 жыл бұрын
awesome opening for amovie..perter berg is a genius :) thanks for posting
@gyanenderdeswal9449
3 жыл бұрын
The best intro
@YesuhaIsLord
10 ай бұрын
Arabian-Amarican coalition.. Aramco.
@osmanouf
17 жыл бұрын
gr8......i like these 1st 4 min.s ......they highlight much of the history
@Sahilprakash1999
Жыл бұрын
2:55,3:00 September 11th 2001
@tkcwu
16 жыл бұрын
So whose the Good guys???? and whose the bad guys?? in this thing.
@jonsafuhto9220
Жыл бұрын
15 yers later, Wu !
@oozefang9120
2 жыл бұрын
they have rules about products of treason, war crimes, and genocide; the people born because of those crimes, they dont get rights.
@MaxwellAerialPhotography
3 ай бұрын
I will never understand critics who called this movie racist or anti-saudi. It showed in my opinion, an extremely balanced view of Saudi Arabia and it’s internal conflicts and contradictions, it in a somewhat simplistic manner.
@karedacompany3782
2 жыл бұрын
This has never been more important than now when oil is going to a new all time high.
@Breedlovej1
2 жыл бұрын
It’s nowhere near the 2008 peaks and a great deal below ~2012-2016. The American rig count will climb rapidly since it’s profitable again and they’ll come crashing down to earth… we can’t help ourselves.
@b-toxicgamer5144
2 ай бұрын
2:54 i will rate this 9/11
@KMar-KARAMANLI-
Жыл бұрын
Best transition
@mackcummy4976
4 жыл бұрын
Well, looks like Canada made the on those maps
@user-qh9yd1rr9y
3 жыл бұрын
فلم رائع ومضبوط ومظلوم
@nybx01
16 жыл бұрын
Stop The Hate. All Men are created equal. I have been to Saudai Arabi as a U.S soldier and the people are nice and I love the islamic culture. The Saudai Royal Family is corrupt just like the U.S government. One Love!!!
@losouknoso22
3 жыл бұрын
Great intro
@JSolar590
2 ай бұрын
So if Saddam never invaded Kuwait or if the Saudi Monarchy accepted Bin Laden's offer, no 9/11 and no war on terror?
@karamouhcene342
3 жыл бұрын
Best intro
@mackcummy4976
Жыл бұрын
We have ton of oil here in Canada.
@Martyn737
Жыл бұрын
yes but are expensive to extract compared to Saudi oil.
@moe161
16 жыл бұрын
by the way true arab blood flows on the west coast from north to south the center is just a couple of beduins trying to find to sea from the beginning of time .3/3
@gthreesix
16 жыл бұрын
was that really necessary? Pwned i would have let it pass but the next bit is totally immature and where da heck did you ching aou gum come from!!!
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