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Assignment 2: Genre Analysis

Mission Impossible colour: green

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0LQnQSrC-g

GENREMission impossible genre is action

Other films that have the same genre

The Matrix

Taken

Skyfall 007

Die hard

The terminator

THE PURPOSE OF GENRE

The purpose of action films is to get the audiences hearts pumping and feel the excitement and thrills of the film, its also motivate the audience and make them imagine themselves being in da film. Action films are known for their special effects, with many explosions, car chases and fights giving us an illusion we want to see again and again

MAIN AUDIENCEThe main audience for this genre is mostly males because Action movies attract generally male audience, as it is stereotypical for men to be drawn to violent films.

CONVERNTIONS An action film is based around either one person or a group facing challenges.

Normally involving Fights between the hero and the villain like in ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ chase scenes, life threatening situations like in the film ‘Taken’ guns, explosions like in ‘Fast and Furious’ an evil villain

In Action films we are allowed to see the story through fights, explosions, car chases and fit, good looking

ACTION GENRE Mission impossible trailer has Full action scenes that involves high explosive scenes and buildings and cars being damaged

M.I trailer also has Life threatening scenes , showing how dangerous his job is.

M.I has trailer has gun scenes showing how hero will fight the villain

SUBGENRE

This subgenre is action/special agent

other films with the same subgenre skyfall 007 Safe Traitor

CONNOTATION AND DENOTATION

Denotation is the back of a man Having his hoody up, Connotation that he is trying to hide or that is undercover

Denotation By the word disavowed being in capital,Connotation: it shows how the special agent on the picture is either been killed or been taken away

DENOTATION AND CONNOTATION

Denotation is a man on climbing the building The connotation: the use of high angle makes him look weak and vulnerable

Denotation is a man standing with smoke behind him connotation his stance looks dominating Looks like his got a lot power

HOW THE PEOPLE AND PLACES ARE REPRESENTED

The location is glossy/skinny location Special agents wearing sunglasses represent being “cool”

Really nice view Being at the top showing how much power he has

Nice big building

Bright/mysterious/

HOW THE PEOPLE ARE REPRESENTED

Glamorous life - expensive fast cars, sexy/shinny

well dressed Classy Look like very important people

STEREOTYPES

Stereotypically, the main character possesses are high tech cars which has additional features such as weapons

The hero always defeats the villain in the end

Male hero's always are shown to have a nice fast car