Genre: Action Adventure Thriller
Plot: Seeking revenge for the death of his love, secret agent James Bond sets out to stop an environmentalist from taking control of a country's valuable resource.
Awards:Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 4 wins & 20 nominations.
User Comments: You'll struggle to think of a main bond villain that is less interesting than Dominic Greene, and agent Fields is utterly pointless in every aspect other than brief eye-candy.
Olga Kurylenko
Mathieu Amalric
Judi Dench
Giancarlo Giannini
Jeffrey Wright
Jesper Christense
Rory Kinnear
Tim Pigott-Smith
Joaquín Cosio
Fernando Guillén Cuervo
Jesús Ochoa
The film opens with a car chase, this builds up the suspense. The mise-en-scene of Bond in a tunnel connote claustrophobia and makes the audience feel he's trapped. This is used as a genre signifier. Immediately after this is another genre signifier, a man is trapped in the boot which again connotes claustrophobia. Both of these features ensure the audience are aware of the genre.
The next mise-en-scene i have chosen is a close-up shot of Bond looking away from the camera. his facial expression connotes fear and confusion. There's also a reflection of Bond's other side in the mirror, metaphorically it shows Bond has two sides. Noir lighting is used as a genre signifier and so that a dull atmosphere is created.
Like in every thriller film a femme fatal is used. She has striking eyes and a wise look about her, this indicates to the audience that they shouldn't trust this woman.
In the next mise-en-scene, Bond's reflection is shown through a CCTV camera. It's difficult to see the expression on his face as it's blurred, however, this is done on purpose so that the main focus is on the CCTV camera- which is a crucial part to this scene.
In this mise-en-scene bright colours are used to contradict the genre of the film. It also contrasts with the noir lighting at the beginning of the film- this indicates that the mood of the characters is changing too. The change in colours also shows that they're in a foreign country (along with the foreign accents).
This next mise-en-scene represents fear, this is created through the deserted area used. Again, this is a genre signifier. The fact it's deserted also makes the audience think Bond feels intimidated.
This mise-en-scene shows a very different representation of women than the typical one. It shows a much more masculine and intimidating side to women. It shows that women can have power as well as men.
The last shot of Bond he looks very serious- as he is wearing a dark coat with the collor up. A mid shot is used, so the audience can focus on his expression but it's not crucial that they do so. It also indicates that Bond is walking away without being defeated-yet again!
ou've accidentally included a shot of Vesper from "Casino Royal", could you revise this please. Your analysis is becoming more confident but you need to read reviews of films in order to feed your own ideas.
ReplyDeleteThis is a dark action adventure thriller - the way the director has used the conventions of a noir thriller is clear in your last still of Bond - note the rule of thirds is used in this shot in order to make the shot more interesting and to place Bond in context.
Please note that not every thriller film includes a femme fatale archetype. Avoid making generalisations like this as your comment is inaccurate, instead give examples of thriller films which include this archetype to support your point.
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