One of the most iconic openings of all time, every James Bond film starts off with the introduction song about the title of the film. James Bond has one of the most unique openings in all of cinematic history, with the iconic music playing in the background, the screen shows the audience looking down the barrel of gun and a man walks in and gun shots are heard as the screen fades to red. Then depending on which James Bond film either this will lead straight into the title song or it will lead into a short introduction before going to the title song. Throughout the opening introduction within Diamonds are Forever, an attractive female is seen in numerous positions and angles with diamonds adorned to indicate what the female is about. Within the opening sequence to Austin Powers, Mike Myers makes sure to poke fun at British pop culture of the late 1960s. While the opening to Diamonds are Forever, was much more dark and serious regarding …show more content…
the film, one can see that Austin Powers would be the exact opposite. Throughout the opening scene Mike Myers is seen being chased around London by hordes of females, making fun of the hordes of females that would chase after the iconic rock band The Beatles. Then Mike Myers pokes fun at American cinemas as well as he leads a marching band down the street, this scene of course is making fun of the 1962 musical film The Music Man. Then the opening scene ends with a dance number from the 1960s. Austin Powers parody opening is almost similar to that of another iconic parody film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Richard Burt writes, “It begins with the title sequence for what turns out to be the wrong film, followed by a series of interruptions of the “real” credits that call parodic attention to themselves” (Burt 10). In both films the parody has to be extremely accurate to detail in order to pull off the comedy of the intro. In both cases it worked out to success. Another interesting observation about the Austin Powers film is whenever there is a time lapse or a change of setting; a small 1960s band pops up on stage and starts dancing. This is a very comical way for Mike Myers to help transition from one scene to the next, while also poking fun at 1960s culture. The second characteristic that one can compare and contrast the two films is the catch phrases that both characters are known for.
In every James Bond film including Diamonds are Forever, James Bond always says at least once, “My names Bond…James Bond.” This infamous quote is recognized throughout every Bond film from Dr. No to Spectra. In the film International Man of Mystery, Austin Powers says a very similar line to the delight of the audience when he says, “Actually, my name is Austin Powers. Danger is my middle name.” This quote is a play on the iconic line of James Bond. Another example of an iconic line from James Bond is, “Shaken, not stirred,” in regards to how he’d like his drink made. Although Austin Powers does not have a famous line referred to a drink he is best known for saying, “Yeah, baby, yeah!” The importance of a catch phrase is for audience to hold onto a particular phrase and remember it outside of the theatre. Both accomplish this goal with memorable phrases that can be repeated throughout cinematic
history. A third characteristic to look for in a spy film genre parody is the technology. Technology is everywhere in the James Bond film series ranging from the automobiles, to the weapons, and even the villains have interesting technology on their side. Some of the gadgets found within Diamonds are Forever are, a voice changer, trick elevator, fake muffler, industrial satellite laser, and a voice changer. Throughout the film James Bond uses almost every one of these particular items to help him gain the advantage. The advantage for Bond is either to kill his targets or acquire knowledge about his targets location. In the Austin Powers film International Man of Mystery, the most memorable gadgets are from Dr. Evil’s layer. The first source of technology that is found within the film is Dr. Evil cryogenically freezing himself. Another form of technology used within the film is the sharks that shoot laser beams. A third important technology characteristic is that Dr. Evil has female robots that shoot out of their breasts. One of the last forms of technology found within Dr. Evil’s layer is the trap door underneath his office henchman’s chairs.
The film begins with the song “Finger Poppin Time” by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters. I believe this is one of the best ever introduction
The film starts out with orchestral music, and shows James Dean's character, Jim, drunk on the ground of a sidewalk. The sound of a police siren is heard and used as a transition into the next scene that takes place, understandably, in a police station. While in the police station, Jim is yelling along with the sound of the siren, and humming loudly to give the impression that he is drunk. At one point in the scene he is brought into another room with an officer, and begins to punch a desk. The sound effects are loud, and the he pauses, and music begins again when he begins to hurt. Again, a siren is played at the transition to the next scene. However, for the most part, score music is played during all transitions.
...sumption, creates emission of greenhouse gases and other harmful chemical materials. Once released into the air, it can cause environmental problems, which in turn threatens not only the environment, but also the health of the people who live in it. In order to reduce the use of energy to help protect our planet and our health, the diamond mining industry has implemented renewable energy programs to monitor energy and carbon emission. Since its beginning, mining company PHP Billiton program has saved an equivalent of one million liters of diesel fuel per year at their Ekati Diamond Mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories. The health of the environment and the health of humanity are as one. Whatever we do to our planet, we do to ourselves. Reducing energy consumption of diamond mining not only helps protect our planet, but also helps protect the health of our people.
Early in the book, Faulkner Throughout the novel As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner, the reader views Jewel as the most aggressive of Addie Bundren’s children. He is constantly arguing with his brothers, sister and father as they make their journey to Jefferson to bury his mother Addie, and he nearly gets in a knife fight when they reach town. Because of his angry responses and bad language it can be hard to recognize the significant impact Jewel has on his family. Jewel is courageous and sacrifices for his family even if the other Bundrens do not acknowledge or honor him for his actions. Jewel may not the most balanced son in the world, but neither are his siblings, and he shows throughout the forty-mile trip to his mother’s hometown of Jefferson that he wants to honor his mother’s wishes. Addie wanted to be buried in Jefferson, and without Jewel this would not have happened. In terms of his actions, Jewel shows that he loved his mother the most out of all her children. Cora argues that Jewel is the worst of the Bundren children though Addie also treated him as her favorite:
He posted a closeup picture of his fingers wearing a ring with the octopus-like symbol of the wicked organization called S.P.E.C.T.R.E. He joins the likes of Paul McCartney, Madonna, Carly Simon and Duran Duran who have done the Bond’s official tracks over the years.
The opening scene (0:45 – 12:30) starts with sinister looking claw hands creating a doll that looks exactly like Coraline; insinuating that control will play a large role in the film. The film then progresses to the establishing shot; of the
effect due to the basis of the film. This is used as an opening sequence
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his movies to the envy of men. Humor is used in all of James Bonds
Nearly every movie uses music to help form a narrative the director wishes to convey and Sevens soundtrack gets the viewer involved from the opening credits. The song “Closer” performed by Nine Inch Nails sets the tone for this movie with its raw and disturbing riffs p...
In the title sequence the music starts of very quiet and slow and as the music speeds up it builds anxiety within the audience because they want to know what going to happen. It also builds a horrific tension within the audience; also it shows the camera from the shark’s point of view in the sea which is an effective way to build tension because the audience...
It’s hard to imagine that a mineral could be fueling wars and funding corrupt governments. This mineral can be smuggled undetected across countries in a coat pocket, then be sold for vast amounts of money. This mineral is used in power tools, parts of x-ray machines, and microchips but mostly jewelry. Once considered the ultimate symbol of love, the diamond has a darker story. "Blood" diamonds or "conflict" diamonds are those mined, polished, or traded in areas of the world where the rule of law does not exist. They often originate in war-torn countries like Liberia, Sierra Leone, Angola, and Côte d'Ivoire were rebels use these gems to fund genocide or other questionable objectives. Even with a system known as the Kimberly process which tracks diamonds to prevent trade of these illicit gems, infractions continue as the process is seriously flawed. The continuation of the blood diamond trade is inhuman, and unethical, and in order to cease this illicit trade further action to redefine a conflict diamond, as well as reform to the diamond certification prosess is nessasary.
One particular sequence of the film shows a series of Enron commercials that feature the Enron motto ask why. This rings almost like a corporate version of a Jack the Ripper taunt to the police: come and get us!
In the opening sequence of Dr No, white dots flash across the screen and James Bond (Sean Connery) is seen walking in a tuxedo and suddenly shooting a barrel of a gun directly at the screen. As the James Bond theme tune plays a bloody red colour washes down the screen. The opening sequence described above is shown at the start of every James Bond movie. It is the opening James Bond title shot that the majority of the audience is familiar with.
Bridget Jones does not live like the typical thirty-two-year old women. From trying to control her bad habits and trying to find potential partners, people might say Jones is not a feminist. According to The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, there are many different kinds of feminist (Haslanger 1). You do not have to follow any guides lines to consider being a feminist. Even though Bridget may be struggling with things from drinking to her self-image, I still consider her to be a feminist.