Thursday 2 December 2010

Synoses of Relevant Films

We have decided to use the espionage subgenre for our opening sequence. Here are some synopses of existing films within this subgenre.

From Russia with Love:

The protagonist called James Bond (007) is on the search for Lektor which is a Russian decoding machine which he must find before an organization known as SPECTRE (SPecial Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion) who are the antagonist are also looking for it (This is his Mission). He loves a girl called Tatiana Romanova who is Russian. Members/Agents of the SPECTRE try to kill him whilst James Bond goes around Istanbul where he has to find the machine. However after we find out that it was actually plot to lure Bond by SPECTRE into a deadly trap. Then he must triumph over evil.


Thunderball:

James Bond's forth mission, this time being he must recover two warheads which have been stolen by the SPECTRE organization, this is because they want the diamonds which are worth 100 million. A vulcan British bomber who is armed with two bombs is hijacked (by thew organization). During his mission, he meets an attrative young woman called Domino. Later in the film we find out that that she is the mistress of Emilio Largo who is a high-ranking agent from SPECTRE, Bond uses Domino to get to Emilio. Afterwards, SPECTRE announce that they have the plane and they will detonate the bombs unless they recieve the diamonds. James Bond finds the plane in the Bahamas. Then he has to battle with Emilio Largo.

You Only Live Twice:

This is the fifth film in the series. An American space- craft is hijacked by a unindefied spaceship while it was in orbit. Different countries think each other has taken it. The British government suspect it has something to do with Japan With the help from a beautiful Japanease agent called Kissy Suzuki, James Bond must find the spacecraft and prevent a war between Russia and Amercia. They find out that SPECTRE is behind it.

Conclusion
The films conventions are

  • The protagonist must be clever- like a detective/agent
  • A female who is beautiful and attractive- falls in love with the protagonist
  • An antagonist who wants to kill the protagonist
  • They normally travel to different places around the world
  • A mission
  • A mystery/ a twist in the plot
  • The protagonist wins over the antagonist

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