GLADIATOR

From watching the film Gladiator, I think that the opening scene is very important. I think its important because of the costumes that different people wear, he wears a cape made out of animal furr, whereas the other soldiers don't wear that, therefore it is showing that he is more of a heroic figure.  You can also tell this by the way that he speaks, he speaks like he is the boss of them which suggests that he is there leader, he walks past them in a particular way which makes him seem bigger than him. Costumes are vital, they are dressed in a typical ancient roman 'outfit' . All costumes are extreamlley important in mise en sen.  The special effects where quite good, the colour of the light was amazing and was misty and dark, the sound is also very good as there is a sound of sword fighting and galloping horses which make the audience feel like they are there possibly watching the fights and can feel the thrill.  However, i noticed that at the beginning of this film there are no binary opposites, therefore meaning that there might be some later on in the film. 

SKYFALL

SKYFALL
DESCRIBING THE GENRE


Some of the main genres in the film Skyfall are:
Thriller
Romance
Action
Adventure
Crime Fiction


The film  has a lot of different emotions, and every scene is different. Its difficult to say what the main genre of the film is as there are so many different themes throughout each scene in the film. I think that Thriller is definitely a main and common theme/genre throughout the film Skyfall, because as soon as the film starts it goes straight into the action, and not long after Bond gets shot. This also related to Action and Adventure and Crime Fiction. James Bonds mission is to protect everyone from villains therefore he has to commit crimes along the way to get rid of the bad people.I also think that Romance is a genre as James Bond is a very herioc figure, so women are bound to fall in love with someone who is like that. Bond is well known for having a 'bond girl' with him. However Bond isn't that in love with her however we could still classify this as romance. I think that it is good that they also put Romance in a crime fiction action film as it makes the calm down about the Violence, shooting, explosions and tension in the film and makes people feel as if the film is more realistic and romance is something that happens in real life situations. There is a lot of action in sky fall and a lot of shooting and a lot of tension, but Bond is 'invisible' and we know that he can get past anything but the action and adventure makes us feel unsure and excited about what will happen next.