“I’m guided by the beauty of our weapons
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin…”

I stumbled across these sumptuous, fetishistic visuals from Patrick Clair & co. & was immediately captivated:

The Art of the Title Sequence’s interview is well worth a read:

Think about when these flares might be fired in real life, in the final moments before the impact of an incoming anti-aircraft missile, in the moment just before the near-certain death of all aboard. That’s quite a swan song, and quite a breathtaking moment of spectacular pyrotechnic beauty and lethal human tragedy.