An Analysis of James Bond as an Action Hero in GoldenEye

An Analysis of James Bond as an Action Hero in GoldenEye

An action hero is exactly as the name states. They go on dangerous,

life threatening missions to save

the world. James Bond is a typical example of this. It is guaranteed

that there will be drama and action

when he goes on a mission to save the world. There are many

stereotypical views of the action hero.

When I hear the words 'action hero', I instantly a good looking man

who always has a pretty slim

woman by his side. They usually have a catchphrase and are incredibly

intelligent. Most of them have a

special power, but some of them just have a special thing that isn't

magical or exaordinary, but it plays

a large part in the missions. But when you look at some of the action

heroes that surround us in films or

comics, not all of them follow these rules.

Most of the public is hooked on action films. They provide us with

fast and edgy story lines. They

seem like many different genres all packed into one. Comedy, thriller,

action, mystery and adventure.

We spend a lot of our time hanging onto the gripping story lines and

all of the fantastic character

personalities. The explosions, the gunfights and the famous car

chases, are what we all look for in a

good action film.

James Bond is a typical action hero in a typical action film because

he follows most of the action hero

guidelines. He is a good-looking man who always has a woman by his

side. He doesn't have a

catchphrase, but he shows that he has a good sense of humour with all

of his one liners, such as…

"That's the next girl." And. "Sorry I forgot to knock." He also us...

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...which looks

magnificent.

Another magnificent computer-generated scene was the explosion of the

antenna and centre. Again it

was like a child's cartoon. When Alec falls from the antenna, he

miraculously survives, with little

blood. Although he is then smashed to a pulp by the burning antenna,

but you don't actually see the

body or any blood. But again humour was added when Boris shouts, "I am

invincible" when he is one

of the few survivors, but he is then frozen by the gas.

I really enjoyed this film. It was a parody of action films, but also

a parody of other Bond films. This is

shown when he falls in love with Natalya and is out for revenge

against Alec, instead of staying

focused on the mission and not getting his emotions involved. I would

recommend GoldenEye to

almost anyone.