Narrative:
In terms of Propp theory there are obvious characters within this scene of Skyfall. James Bond can be obviously identified as the hero in the film as he is wearing an all black sharp suit with black shades (which makes him identifiable as bond) with close ups of his face of him looking calm and composed when being forced to shoot towards the woman opposite him. There are long shots of Bond slightly looking up towards him which creates the feeling that he is powerful and brave while amongst the villains in the scene. The audience would know that Bond is the hero if they have watched previous James Bond films however if someone hadn’t seen him before they would know that he wasn’t bad as he did not shoot the girl and also when he kicks into typical ‘Bond mode’ when he starts to shoot the other villains an fight back.
The other character shown in the scene is the villain. The audience would be able to tell he was the villain as he forces Bond to shoot the girl in the scene and then goes onto to shooting her himself. He also has an entourage of people with him to ‘protect’ him if bond turns on him. The villain also dresses smartly and so you can tell he has money and power. The villain also speaks in an authoritative and patronising way towards Bond talking as if they are on the same side and they are trying to achieve the same thing, when in fact they are not. This shows the audience he is villain as they are usually quite cocky and think they are above everyone else.
Binary opposition is shown in the scene when Bond and the villain have a close up of them face to face showing good and evil. This also shows narrative to the story as it tells the audience that they are working against each other.
The girl in the clip is the Princess in the scene as she is shown to be in trouble and is being targeted by the villain. The villain places a shot glass on her head for him and bond to aim at. There is a long shot of the girl showing her on her own opposite the men which makes her look vulnerable. The woman is wearing a red dress in the scene. Red is a connotation of love which could suggest that she is the love interest in the film or in the case of the Propp theory the ‘princess’. Red can also mean danger which she is in, in the scene that we watch as the men are getting ready to shoot her. This again could suggest the following narrative in the film.
Genre:
Some people that have previously watched bond films would know that the genre is spy and action, however for the people who have never watched Bond films before it is given away with particular elements of the film.Particular types of genre’s repeat certain narrative in many films so therefore the audience can predict what genre particular films are by the narrative of the film.
You would know that the film is action , as at the start of the clip the villain pulls out two guns which is iconography for what is about to happen. The guns represent that violence is going to occur making it fall into the action genre. Bond later then goes onto fighting back against the villains and shoots them, which again shows the action element to the film.
The audience would know that it is a spy film by the equipment that is shown e.g a tracker. Bond is also wearing a dark suit and dark shades which is a stereotype of what spies wear, so it implies to the audience that he is in fact a spy. You could also tell that it is a Bond movie as once Bond has fought back against the villains the typical Bond music is played which is repeated in each of the bond films and therefore is recognisable to the audience.
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