Explain two
ways the characters and/ or events fit the action adventure genre.
The
events fit the action adventure genre because it involves weapons; when a film
uses weapons of some sort it is almost guaranteed that it is action adventure.
In the clip it is very obvious that there is some sort of war going on, it
includes a bomb strapped to a man (a suicide bomber) who is very panicked and
distressed. This causes concern to the rest on the army troops who are trying
to deactivate the bomb. There is a lot of panic and worry as a bomb is going to
go off this shows the genre because there is a lot of action and running which
causes noise from everywhere making it a action scene.
The
soundtrack is notably used to create effects for the audience which fit the
genre. There isn’t any sound just dialog and background noise of panic and
shouting which aims to create tension which will be subverted by the inevitable
convergence of characters. Shouting sounds are also used to create the effect
of panic with lots of movement which creates action as the audience recognizes
the cliché́. In addition, it also serves to imply there is an upcoming bomb scene
where the characters will be in distress running away, reminiscent of action
films.
Editing
is also utilized in different manners to create effects which help to heighten
the action. For example, editing is very slow-paced at first to create a tense
atmosphere which again hints at an upcoming convergence.
The
editing then speeds up, and cross-cutting is used frequently to help to bring
together the characters in a panic discussion scene and the fast editing
builds-up to the action, heightening tension. During trying to deactivate the
bomb shot editing is used to show the conflicting emotions of antagonist and
protagonists, and discontinuous editing is used to mimic the chaos of the
situation.
Mise-en-scène
is predominantly utilised at the start of the extract, with all the army men
gathered around with guns. In addition, all the army men have a distinctive
costume, to make them stand-out to the audience.
The
conventional set-design of a deserted town creates the effect of danger when the
tranquillity is displaced for action, as it is unexpected to the audience.
The
props also mainly consist of weapons, providing a catalyst for action, which
also creates terror by satinsing the genre through having excessive amounts of
weapons. Lighting is natural simply to create the effect of realism in the
town.
Camera
devices are extensively used to connote ideals and create effects. For example,
a high-angle shot is used to show their obedience and how much panic and horror
there is. In addition, many mid-shots and close-up shots are utilised before
the action to portray the characters’ fear. An establishing shot is also
utilised near the start to depict the quiet suburbia, which is then displaced
when the action begins. During the conflict, a handheld camera is employed when
they try to deactivate the bomb to mimic the chaos and disorientation the bomb creates.
In addition a focus pull is used to bring the armed suicide bomber into focus,
and similarly the camera zooms in to the main army man who is in charge of
deactivating the bomb, both establish the character importance.
Discuss the ways in which people are
represented in the extract.
The
army men are represented in the extract as very serious trying their best to
deactivate the bomb and get everyone to safety, there is a small amount of
panic as nobody knows what’s going to happen but as stereo-typically the army
men try and keep panic minimum and reassure it will be okay. The suicide bomber
is portrayed as a bad person but in actual fact he isn’t he just got caught up
in it all. This is stereo-typical because nowadays we assume that anyone who
speaks the language of the enemy has the same skin colour or wears something
that represents that religion, they are bad which is completely wrong and
unfair. It’s not the innocent peoples fault that their culture and way of life
is seen bad because of some minority bad people who put in a bad name.
