The film Johnny English is a 2003 British parody of James Bond spy films. It stars Ben Miller as Johnny English, John Malkovich, and Rowan Atkinson. The screenplay was written by James Bond writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, along with William Davies. It was directed by Peter Howitt.

1. Johnny English is 2003 British action comedy film parodying
the James Bond secret agent genre. The film stars Ben
Miller, John Malkovich and Rowan Atkinson. The screenplay
was written by the James Bond writers Neal Purvis and
Robert Wade, along with William Davies. The film was
directed by Peter Howitt.

2. Props
the props that are used in the opening couple of minutes are 3 guns with one being held by a woman
which challenges the stereotype of a woman because we wouldn’t usually think of a woman holding a
gun. This is to make herself look more powerful than she is. The other 2 are being held by guards which
meets the male stereotype, these are used because guards often carry firearms to protect a complex. In
the room there is a sofa which the woman is sitting on to make herself look as powerful as she can be.
There is also a table which has a box on top which contains a piece of paper which Johnny picks up, this
must be important because the woman holds a gun to Johnny when he's holding it and threatens him.
Make Up
In the opening to Johnny English, the only make up worn is by a woman, black eye shadow and pink
lipstick which tells us that she's not that innocent. It may also be black to show that she is either evil or
mysterious. She is also made to look attractive to try and make Johnny get distracted from what he is
supposed to be doing.
Actors
The main actors in the opening are a woman and Johnny himself. The facial expression on Johnny's face
when he has just entered the building shows knowledge of weapons and firearms. Whereas the
expression on his face when the mysterious woman reveals herself in an element of surprise. On the
woman, however, the expression on her face seems to be the element of annoyance. The way they
communicate with each other is in a flirty, but formal way. The body language on Johnny is relaxed
showing he is calm, but the woman's body language is tense.
Lighting
The lighting for the majority of the opening is low key as it is dark. This is because it is night time and it
is night time and it is the best time for Johnny to break into the house. The darkness signifies mystery
as to why he is there. Near the end of the opening there is high key lighting where the woman turns on
the light to reveal herself holding a gun.

3. Enigma
• Why is Johnny breaking in?
• What does he need?
• What is that piece of paper?
Genre
• The genre of the film is an action/adventure/comedy
Audience
• The audience that this film is made for, is for those who
like the action/adventure movies with a bit of comedy in
it. This film has a lot of comedy in it. This was made for the
teenage/young adult age range as is has a lot of comedic
scenes.

4. In the opening, we get presented to one of the key characters(Johnny)and we see
the studio and production company names. What we don’t get which challenges the
conventions are the actors’ names. There’s non-diegetic music for almost the whole
opening 2 minutes. We get enigma but we don’t get the title of the film. There’s not
much action in the first 2 minutes but we find out that the introductory was just a
dream that Johnny was having.