A Good Day To Die Hard Analysis summarizes the action thriller film starring Bruce Willis. The genre includes action, thriller, and adventure with fast pacing, explosions, stunts, and a high body count. The narrative follows Bruce Willis traveling to Moscow to meet his son, where they work together to face dangers from possible spies and corruption. Bruce Willis and the Die Hard franchise are the unique selling points that attract the target audience of males, action fans, and previous Die Hard fans. The film uses techniques like aerial shots of Moscow, point-of-view shots, explosions, helicopters and guns to move the fast-paced story and build tension through the action scenes.

1. A Good Day To Die Hard Analysis

2. Genre
The genre of this film is Action/ Thriller/ Adventure
Fast paces and exciting
Loud music and explosions
Non Digetic/ Digetic sound
Bruce Willis fits in with the genre of the film
Chase scenes/ stunts
Special effects/ high body count
Heroes/ villains

3. Narrative
• Opening – We are introduced to Bruce Willis who goes to Moscow.
He is from New York and he seems to be up to something.
• Explosions happens and cars blow up
• He meets his son and form a relationship to work together and face
their problem together.
• The setting is in Russia Moscow
• We see possible spies who are dressed in black with black cars which
shows that it is a dangerous place. Spies and corruption – but Bruce
Willis is good.
• Bruce Willis is not much of a serious guy because he is reading an
idiots tour guide.
• There is also a possible relationship with the girl

4. Unique Selling Point
• The actor - Bruce Willis is the unique selling point.
• Also it is part of the die hard franchise so people who have
watched other die hard films will also watch this film.

5. Target Audience
• Males because the main character is male.
• Action fans because there is loads of action and also loads of
explosions.
• Previous Die Hard fans

6. Shot Types/ Camera Angles
• High angle/ Aerial shot of Russia – Moscow
• Point of view of Bruce Willis
• Medium shots
• Close up in taxi to introduce characters and also it brings us
closer into the action.
• Long shots – to show the scale of action

7. Pace
• Fast paces when the action comes up
• Slow pace at the start.
• Montage of different scenes which dissolve to show the
passage of time and also make the scenes fit in together.
• Shots get shorter when the pace speeds up.

8. Dialogue
• Some dialogue at the start but mostly action
• Bruce Willis don’t talk much – one liners
• Sometimes the dialogue doesn’t always match the scene.

9. Voice Over
• There is no voice over in this film trailer.
• Bruce Willis in the trailer speaks for itself.

10. Special effects
• Explosions – car explosions
• Helicopters – guns
• Jumping of buildings in slow motion
• Car explosions - to building explosions to show it gets worser
throughout the film.

11. Credits and inter titles
• Inter titles – split up which creates more visual impact
• Last die hard film
• Name of the film