This document discusses two methods for analyzing films: auteur theory and genre analysis. It provides examples of directors considered auteurs, like Luc Besson for the film Leon. Besson is seen as an auteur because he wrote and directed Leon, and gave it an unconventional theme by making the main character a hitman and the female lead a young girl. In contrast, James Bond films stick closely to genre conventions like having an attractive male hero and explosive action scenes. While genre films aim for commercial success, auteurs like Besson push boundaries and aim to create lasting works rather than just profit.

1. PR4 How Do We Analyse Film
There are multipledifferentwayswhichfilmscanbe analysed. Twoof whichare genre analystand
auteurtheory.
Auteurtheory prettymuchmeansthe personwhoisthe author of the movie whoshowsthathe is
the definitive artistof the work. Thiswascreatedbya Frenchfilm criticnamedFrances Truffautin
1950. Thiscan be done inseveral differentways.The mainwayisto be the creator of the film, the
intervenermake aparticularstyle .Antherwayisforthe filmdirectortomake a particularmerit in
commercial success. Andfinallythe filmmakermaymake a particulartheme inthe movie.
An example of somebodyshowingoff the Auteurtheory isLucBesson whoisthe directorof the
movie Leon(orprofessional) thatwasrelecedin1994. He isconsidered asbeingandauteurbecause
he is boththe writerand the directorof the movie sohe is
the author of it. Alsohe keepsatheme of makingthe
movie unconventionalthemeof makingthe female
character a younggirl.
Anotherexampleof thisthe filmdirectorJames Cameron
whois consideredasbeinganauteurbecause of hiswork
withspecial effectson Avatar(2009).The effectsthatwas
usedon thatmovie wasconsideredasbeingfirstof their
kindand are now usedonothermoviesaswell ausedby
otherfilmdirectorsasa souse forinspiration .
Genre analysis iswhen asomebodyanalysesthe codes
and conventionsof aparticulargenre forexample inamovie like Walk Amongstthe Tomb
Stones(ScottFrank2014).Thisisanaction thrillersothe genre analyse of itwouldcontainplacessuch
as city’slike WashingtonDClike there isonthe beginof the show. Anditemslike gunsandcarsthat
are usuallyseeninmovieslikethis.
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Bondmovies suchas die anotherday(Lee Tamahori 2002) useslaces
Repertoire of elementsingenre analyses the movie 007.The whole
siresof JamesBondfilmstendtofollow the same linernarrative
stricterwithhavinga beginmiddle and end. Theyalsotendtokeep
veryconventional withthe genreuse. Forexamplethe protagonistof
JamesBondis alwaysa goodlookingmale role whois considered as
beinga role model character. Thistendstomake womento findhim
attractive and menwantto be like him.Asevidence tothisalotof
merchandise issoldfromJames Bond. Forexample inhismovieshe
will wearOmegawatcheswhichgets sponsored inthe movie ,when
man see thathe iswearingitinthe move theywill gooutandbuy
them.The female charactersinthe bondmoviesare always
considered asbeingintheirearly 20sand very attractive thisusually
endsup withJamesBondgettingwith them. Inthe JamesBondthe

2. firstlocationthatis seenisa NorthKoreanarmy base. Thismakespeople think,withthemknowing
that Bondis a BritishsecretagentwithhimbeingIn a dangers place like north Koreathe audience
can tell thatthisis a missionof huge impotence tothe world.There are alsoa lotof iconicitemsthat
are to be expectedwhenwatchinganactionmovie forexample the use of gunsandexplosionsare
one of the keythingsthatmake an action genre. There wasalsoa scene inDie AntherDay where
Bondand a northKoreangeneral where fightingona movinghovercraft.Thisis somethingthatis
consideredasbeingiconictoactionmovie genre aswell asbeingiconictootherJamesBondmovies
.For example inSkyfall thereisafightscene ona movingtrain.The Bondmoviesalwaystendstostay
conventional andnevertry’stothink outside of the box.Ithinkthe reasonfor thisisthat overtime
theyhave createdan image thattheywant himto stickto and I thinkthattheyare scaredof
changinghimtoo muchbecause theymaynot getas much commercial succession. The narrative of
the moviesare alwaysconventeral 5 act structure witha beginmiddle andend
Luc Besson isconsidered asbeinganauteurdirectorwithis
workof Leon.Justlike withJamesBondLeonisan action
movie,Butunlike Jamesbonditis unconventional. Itdoes
not followthe typical codesand conventions of the action
genre theyhave done thisbecause LucBessonhadthe aim
of hisfilmwasnotto get commercial creditfromthe film
replace ,but insteadhe hasaimedto make a movie thatwill
holdthe testof time .An example of himdoingthisisthe
character designs. The mainprotagonistLeoncouldbe
consideredasbeingthe completeopposite toJamesBond.
WithJamesbondbeinga hansomsecret agent. But Leonis
not consideredtobe goodlookingandin mostof the shotsit
doesnotevenshowall of hisface a lotof the time itis
hiddenawaybyhisglasses.AnotherthingThatdiffersLeon
to BondIs that Bond is considered asbeingthe goodguy
whowouldriskhisownlife forthe sake of his country. But
Leonis more of and antiherohe doesthingsthatare not
legal,this giveshimadifferentedge than Bondwhich makes
hima lot more interestinginthe public’s eyes. Alsowhere
JamesBonddrinksmartini Leon drinks milk.thishas
probablybeendone by Luc Bessontobe a parodythisisbecause the filmdirectorwantedtoshow
that he is notworld wearyand showsthathe mightbe quite childish.
Anotherexampleof LucBessonbeingan auteurdirectoris the character Mathildaandthe
representationof women.Mathildaisthe secondary characterthat is the girl that Leonwantsto
protect. ThisdiffersfromJamesBond because the mainfemale characterinbondare representedas
a 20 oddyearold womanwhois very attractive and seductive toJames Bond. ButMathildais a 12
yearold girl whohas a crush on Leonand we don’tknow forsure if he thinksit back. Thismakesthe
audience feeluncomfortable whilewatchingthispartof the movie whichcouldputpeople off
watchingitbut it doesgetcreditat as beingcreative asan auteur.Butbecause of himdoingthishe .
The locationof the Leoncouldalsobe consideras beingunconventional because althoughitissetin
NewYork a very iconicplace foraction moviesitisalsosetinlittle Italywhichisaplace that is not

3. usually seeninmovieslikethese typesof movies .Alsothe weaponrythatLeonusescouldmake this
and auteurmovie .Ithinkthisbecause InBondtheyhave machine guns, helicoptersand heavy
weaponry. ButinLeon he onlyreallyuses pistols. IthinkthatthismakesLuc Besson anauteur
because althoughitison a smallerscale thanBondmoviesitstill justas existingasthemmovies.I
personally foundthatLeonisa lot more enjoyable towatchthanwatchingthe Bond movies .Leon
keepsaconstant theme of life anddeath throughoutthe whole movie. Thisisdone aswell byall of
the bond movies. ButI thinkthatI works betterin Leonbecause Ithinkitgivesof a clear
understandingaboutlifeanddeath.Forexample inthe scene atthe beginwithLeonholdinga
criminal bygun pointwithagun inone handand the emergencyline inthe other.
In conclusionIwe analyse filmtohowithas beenrepresentedtousasa person .And although
followingthe convternal themesof moviesdose setadesire of aperfectwaythat nobodycan be
such as the waythat Bond isrepresentedinhismovies.Anauteurwill pushthe boundarybetween
thisreperatationandmake charactersthat can be a lotmore relatable tothe audience andact more
like anormal person. In the wayof Leonhe hashispositivesandnegativesthatare bothemphasise
duringthe movie .Butbondonlyshowsoff hispositivesthatleadspeopletogetboardof the same
geneticfeelingandlose interestedinthe countlesssequelsthat’sonlyaimisthe etmoney.Whereas
Leonaimsnot for commercial value buttostandthe test of time