Skyfall

Skyfall  Samuel Felix

The action film I have chosen to write about its narrative theorise is the new James bond film ‘skayfall; mostly all the James bond have all been action film, so this James bond film has to be action but it has elements of romance and adventures and crime. The movie features Daniel Craig who plays James Bond, Dame Judi Dench who plays M and Javier Bardem who plays Silva. All of these actor, have been well recognize for playing these type of character in all their film they have all been in. the main story is James bond is losing his touch as a double oo agents and get shots, everyone think his dead, as this is happen someone is planning to kill M in the HQ’s and is using cyber threat toward her and her business.

Leading up to todorov theory the mains characters are Jamie Bond as the Hero want to protect M, M as the donor also who could say that she is princess because the villain want to her and the hero has to keep her and protect her too, Silva as the villain want to kill M and eve as the helper who just helps James bond out, what he need, she get it. Leading up to Barthes Theory has enigma codes and action codes in the film sky fall. By having enigma code it create a mood and suspense for the audience. Skyfall has to have action code because it action film and it a James bond films, the film contains props like guns, cars weapons and fighting these are all the elements for a good action movie.

Well, the first narrative pattern is that the film is linear; this means that it has a chronological sequence, so skayfall film was a beginning, middle and an end. Follow up on Propp theories the film has three stages, the equilibrium (the Fist stage, beginning ) is when James bond will helping M to tract down a villain on a train by having this fist stage is show the characters, setting and the type of genre the film is, disequilibrium (seconds Stage, Middle) is when James formally introduced to the villain and tell the plot and conflict he has with M and James Bond, also it create a mood and atmosphere for the audience watching this film and lastly the New equilibrium (last stage, End) is when the James bond  murder  the villain and M sadly dies from a gun shot worn in the stomach. Therefore the conflict is resolved and done.

Lastly the last narrative theory is Mr Hall and his readings, the three readings are Dominant, negotiated and opposition Reading. I feel that the reading of Skyfall is a dominant reading because it has a mainstream audience mostly men, because are more attracted to action film.