Genre and Narrative Analysis of James Bond - Skyfall.
The first shot we see in this clip is James Bond and who we assume to be the Villain, according to the theory of Propp, walking through a run down area of buildings. We know that James Bond films are very action based and that James Bond is the hero. We know from this little clip that he is the hero by the way he dresses in his black suit and black sunglasses. Also by the way he acts and his dialogue that he is the hero. In this clip there is also a fight sequence which also demonstrates he is the hero because he is killing the bad guys. Before this sequence starts there is a close up of a gun when Silva, who is the villain, tells him to shoot the glass that has been placed on the woman's head. In this section of the clip Bond doesn't shoot the glass and here Silva grabs the gun and shoots the women dead and this clarifies that he is the villain. We can also identify that Silva is the villain by his costume.
There is a good attempt to apply Propp's theory but this needs to be continued throughout the analysis. More attention to detail and discussion is required at this level.
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