Narrative Task

Clip 1, Skyfall (00:03:17)

In Skyfall, Propp would appoint the roles of the Villain, the Princess and the Hero to the three main characters you see in this clip. Levi Strauss's binary opposition is also shown in this clip which would be hero/ villain. 

In this clip the Princess is shown as weak and defenceless and in need to be rescued from the hero. You can tell this because in this specific scene the princess is tied up and covered in blood. She's resting against a fallen statue and is forced to participate in the villains game. 

The character Silva is the villain in this film. He is in control in this scene. You can tell this because he walks in front of Bond (hero) showing his power over him, he leads the "pack". He also talks about his power in the scene, talking about how he eliminated the whole island. Silva gets Bond to play games in this clip to. In his game they have to knock the glass off of the Princesses head. 

James Bond is the Hero in this narrative. He obey's or goes along with Silva's demands. The game that they play shows that Bond isn't in control and that he has to play Silva's Games throughout the film. A long shot is used to show the distance between Bond and the Princess. Bond wants to save the Princess, and he shoots and misses her and the glass but Silva kills her anyway. The music in this scene enhances drama and shows the action in the scene. In the narrative Silva asks Bond what he thinks about what just happened and he replies with "What a waste of good scotch" which is a trigger for the action to start. The non-diegetic music heightens and the action builds up. The James Bond theme tune (non-diegetic) plays after he has killed all of Silva's "minions"showing that Silva is no longer in control. 

The genre of this film is an action film. You can tell this because of the conventions. There are close ups of Guns and drama enhancing music which also creates suspense.