Representation- Male Gaze

Die Another Day: James Bond

There is a pan across, showing his surroundings. This shot is James Bond's point of view as you are shown a mid-shot of him looking through binoculars. The camera then does another P.O.V shot revealing Bond looking out at the sea. In these P.O.V shots you can see the outline of the binoculars so it is like the audience is looking at the scene. You see the binoculars pause at someones head in the water. The reverse shot back at Bond shows him removing his binoculars staring out with his own eyes. There is then a mid-shot of a female jumping out of the water. A reverse shot of Bond is then shown to again show his removing the binoculars. A tracking shot is used to show Jinx (female) walking out of the water, a mid-shot is then used to show her drying herself with a towel. Over the shoulder shots are used to show them both talking. Then Bond implies that his is not the kind of man who has girls all over him. This is shown when the shot is cut to show men at a table drinking with women on their laps. He is represented as more respectful, offering Jinx a mojito and engaging conversation with her. When Jinx asks him why he is here he replies "I'm here for the birds". A mid-shot of Jinx's expression is then shown but Bond says he is only joking. 

The non-diegtic music seemed to heighten/ climax when Jinx jumped from the water. Then the non-diegtic sound faded whilst they were talking.

In the clip Bond is shown drinking mojitos, smoking a cigar and wearing a hawaiian style shirt revealing the top part of his chest. This opposes Mulvey's Male Gaze theory as women can get gratification and scopophilia watching Bond. The female (Jinx) that has jumped out from the water is wearing an orange bikini, the fact that she is soaking wet aswell is a gratification for men. She is a more modern representation of a female. Both the male and female audiences get voyueristic pleasures from Bond and Jinx in this film. The female in this clip is seen to be more active and is seen talking to Bond unlike in American Beauty where Amanda is a fantasy for Lester (the dad).