Die Another Day

James Bond, Die Another Day and Johnny English James Bond’s, Die Another Day is a spy film filled with action. James Bond is the main character in the film who has a mission to discover the connection between a North Korean terrorist and an adventurous diamond broker. His character seems very clever and crafty. He is always the hero that successfully completes each mission. He has the gadgets, the fast car, women and of course a famous catchphrase which is what makes

audience hears the henchman shout, “You shot me in my arm!” This is comedic in that the henchman cannot die even after all these horrific things are happening to him. A second great example comes from the female robots. They try to seduce Austin Powers to his death but

representations the modern-day woman can overcome before finally adopting these stereotypes as the norm in her everyday life. It is almost like a game to see how many obstacles women can overcome; each obstacle yet another generalised representation of women in literature and film. Shakespeare exampled this through the classic, 1606 play, Macbeth, as did director Sam Mendes in one of the iconic James Bond films, 2012, Skyfall. Through classic pieces of literature and modern day film,

decades long running series. Be that as it may, by the time of Brosnan's final outing as Bond in Die Another Day (2002) fans had began to once again find cause for discontent with the direction the films had taken. Brosnan's last two films in particular are often noted for their overuse of CGI and some of the most ludacris storylines in the history of the series. Knowing that it was time for another change, Bond producers showed Mr. Brosnan his pink slip after his many years of service and once again

was released in 1999. The plot of this movie is based on the assassin billionaire Sir Robert King by the terrorist Renard. Bond then has to protect the King’s daughter who has previously been kidnapped and held for ransom by the same terrorist. Die Another Day is the 20th movie and came out in 2002. The movie is about Bond as he goes on a mission to North Korea, while he is on the mission he gets betrayed and, after supposedly killing a North Korean colonel, is caught and put in a prison. A year later

James Bond has been around since 1962, and 26 movies later, his image is still going strong of the extremely handsome and covert agent that saves the day, and always gets a pretty lady/Bond Girl, at some point of the movie, to himself. Skyfall incorporated all these traits that make 007 (another name James Bond goes by) who he is. Skyfall is a Bond movie that describes his comeback to MI6 (his secret agency) after being off the radar for a long amount of time. Bond shows the usual Bond traits in

Introduction - Content Films such as Casino Royale and Mission Impossible are both culturally significant to how people’s general opinions of spies and the profession of espionage. Ian Flemings Bond movies are the longest running film series ever and this helps the perception and opinions of the films to be passed on from generation to generation. So far six actors have taken on the role of James Bond and all were significant super fit good-looking and popular actors. This only helps to increase

Bond’s Sexual Prowess When one thinks about action media, what type of characteristics come to mind? Most would say that explosions, fast cars, ruthless villains, beautiful ladies, and strong men define this genre filled with powerful characters such as Rambo, John McClain, and Harry Callahan. Men like these showcase how action franchises have evolved over the last few decades, yet no hero has impacted the genre more than James Bond. During his exploits throughout dozens of books and movies, Bond

Word count: 634 Using the James Bond films, You Only Live Twice and Casino Royale, discuss how Bond meets the criteria of a hero. You Only Live Twice directed by Lewis Gilbert and Casino Royale directed by Martin Campbell show the character of James Bond to have the characteristics that make up a hero. It is questionable throughout both texts if James Bond is actually a hero. During both texts Bond foils plans that would cause havoc for regular civilians, for example, in You Only Live Twice Bond

The James bond film series has captivated its audience for decades with eye-catching gadgets, explosions, and heroism of Agent 007. Over the years that these films have been produced, a variety of actors have played James bond and many actresses have played his love interests. The male roles are portrayed as overly masculine and all of the women are overly sexualized. It seems that in every James bond movie the special agent is beating up twenty guys and saving the lives of various gorgeous women