Leon is a 1994 thriller film directed by Luc Besson. It stars Jean Reno as Leon, a professional hitman. Natalie Portman makes her film debut as Matilda, a 12-year-old girl whose family is murdered. She is taken in by Leon. The film follows their unusual relationship as Leon trains Matilda and she learns his trade. It also depicts Leon's confrontation with the corrupt DEA agent Norman Stansfield, played by Gary Oldman, who was responsible for Matilda's family's death. In the climax, Leon sacrifices himself to kill Stansfield and allow Matilda to get revenge for her family. In the end, Matilda moves on to boarding school with the money Leon left her and plants the plant
This document provides an analysis of the 1994 film Leon: The Professional. It summarizes the film's genre, narrative, characters, and themes. The genre is an action thriller. The narrative follows Leon, a hitman, who takes in and protects Mathilda, a 12-year-old girl, after her family is killed. They form an unconventional relationship and work together to avenge her family's death at the hands of the corrupt DEA agent Stansford. The analysis examines the characters of Leon, Mathilda, and Stansford and how they fit typical roles in action films. It also discusses themes of life and death, love and hate, and good versus evil portrayed in the film.
The document provides an analysis of the film Leon. It discusses several aspects of how the responder engaged with the film, including through genre, narrative, representation, and semiotics. It then summarizes the film's plot using the three-act structure: Act One establishes the setting and introduces the orphan Mathilda; Act Two involves Leon training Mathilda to seek revenge; Act Three concludes with the climactic death of the antagonist and Mathilda moving on. Overall, the responder found the film appealing due to their enjoyment of the action genre in which it is categorized.
This document provides a summary and critical analysis of the 1994 film Leon: The Professional. It discusses the unconventional characters of Leon and Mathilda and how they subvert expectations. It also analyzes the villain Stansfield and use of iconography and color in the film. Specifically, it notes how the red and white on Leon's milk carton represent his dual nature, and how yellow and green colors signify the corruption of Stansfield's character. The document also examines the film's narrative structure and applies various narrative and character theories to its plot and roles.
This document provides a critical analysis of the 1994 film Leon: The Professional. It examines the film through the lenses of genre theory, narrative theory, and semiotic analysis. The film is described as an action thriller crime drama starring Jean Reno as the titular hitman Leon and Natalie Portman in her debut role as Mathilda. Key elements of the film are analyzed, including its setting in New York City, characters such as Leon and the corrupt police officer Norman, and its linear narrative structure. Signs and symbols in the film are also discussed, such as Mathilda's clothing representing her trapped upbringing. Overall, the document provides an in-depth look at Leon: The Professional through multiple critical theoretical perspectives.
This document provides a detailed analysis of the 1994 film Leon: The Professional. It examines the film through the lenses of genre theory, narrative structure, semiotics, and representations. Specifically, it analyzes how the film fits the conventions of the action/crime genre, explores the linear narrative and character archetypes, discusses symbolic elements like costumes and mise-en-scene, and analyzes the representations of good vs evil and other binary oppositions within the film. Examples are provided to illustrate how the film effectively utilizes setting, characters, and iconography to tell its story and elicit critical responses from audiences.
This document provides a critical analysis of the films Leon the Professional and Deadpool in three areas:
1) It analyzes the genres, narratives, representations and use of symbols in Leon the Professional, noting how it subverts some action movie tropes through the relationship between Leon and Matilda.
2) It examines the linear narrative structure and character archetypes in Leon the Professional based on Todorov and Propp's theories.
3) It discusses how the opening credits of Deadpool immediately signal it as a parody film through its unconventional style and breaking of the fourth wall, setting the comedic tone for the movie.
The document provides a summary and analysis of the 1994 film Leon: The Professional. It discusses the film's genre as an action thriller, narrative about a hitman named Leon who is hired to kill people until a 12-year old girl named Mathilda comes into his life. It analyzes the film's semiotics around how the producer and audience may have interpreted different meanings. It also provides key details about the film including its director, cast, year of release, and plot synopsis.
This document provides an analysis of the film Leon using concepts from film theory, including genre, narrative, semiotics, and representation. It analyzes how the film fits genres such as thriller/action and establishes characters, settings, and plot elements quickly. It discusses the film's narrative structure and use of symbols. Additional films like Pulp Fiction and Lord of the Rings are briefly analyzed using similar concepts. The document also explores how postmodernism and changes in production technology have impacted parody and pastiche in films.
This document provides an analysis of the 1994 film Leon: The Professional. It summarizes the film's genre, narrative, characters, and themes. The genre is an action thriller. The narrative follows Leon, a hitman, who takes in and protects Mathilda, a 12-year-old girl, after her family is killed. They form an unconventional relationship and work together to avenge her family's death at the hands of the corrupt DEA agent Stansford. The analysis examines the characters of Leon, Mathilda, and Stansford and how they fit typical roles in action films. It also discusses themes of life and death, love and hate, and good versus evil portrayed in the film.
The document provides an analysis of the film Leon. It discusses several aspects of how the responder engaged with the film, including through genre, narrative, representation, and semiotics. It then summarizes the film's plot using the three-act structure: Act One establishes the setting and introduces the orphan Mathilda; Act Two involves Leon training Mathilda to seek revenge; Act Three concludes with the climactic death of the antagonist and Mathilda moving on. Overall, the responder found the film appealing due to their enjoyment of the action genre in which it is categorized.
This document provides a summary and critical analysis of the 1994 film Leon: The Professional. It discusses the unconventional characters of Leon and Mathilda and how they subvert expectations. It also analyzes the villain Stansfield and use of iconography and color in the film. Specifically, it notes how the red and white on Leon's milk carton represent his dual nature, and how yellow and green colors signify the corruption of Stansfield's character. The document also examines the film's narrative structure and applies various narrative and character theories to its plot and roles.
This document provides a critical analysis of the 1994 film Leon: The Professional. It examines the film through the lenses of genre theory, narrative theory, and semiotic analysis. The film is described as an action thriller crime drama starring Jean Reno as the titular hitman Leon and Natalie Portman in her debut role as Mathilda. Key elements of the film are analyzed, including its setting in New York City, characters such as Leon and the corrupt police officer Norman, and its linear narrative structure. Signs and symbols in the film are also discussed, such as Mathilda's clothing representing her trapped upbringing. Overall, the document provides an in-depth look at Leon: The Professional through multiple critical theoretical perspectives.
This document provides a detailed analysis of the 1994 film Leon: The Professional. It examines the film through the lenses of genre theory, narrative structure, semiotics, and representations. Specifically, it analyzes how the film fits the conventions of the action/crime genre, explores the linear narrative and character archetypes, discusses symbolic elements like costumes and mise-en-scene, and analyzes the representations of good vs evil and other binary oppositions within the film. Examples are provided to illustrate how the film effectively utilizes setting, characters, and iconography to tell its story and elicit critical responses from audiences.
This document provides a critical analysis of the films Leon the Professional and Deadpool in three areas:
1) It analyzes the genres, narratives, representations and use of symbols in Leon the Professional, noting how it subverts some action movie tropes through the relationship between Leon and Matilda.
2) It examines the linear narrative structure and character archetypes in Leon the Professional based on Todorov and Propp's theories.
3) It discusses how the opening credits of Deadpool immediately signal it as a parody film through its unconventional style and breaking of the fourth wall, setting the comedic tone for the movie.
The document provides a summary and analysis of the 1994 film Leon: The Professional. It discusses the film's genre as an action thriller, narrative about a hitman named Leon who is hired to kill people until a 12-year old girl named Mathilda comes into his life. It analyzes the film's semiotics around how the producer and audience may have interpreted different meanings. It also provides key details about the film including its director, cast, year of release, and plot synopsis.
This document provides an analysis of the film Leon using concepts from film theory, including genre, narrative, semiotics, and representation. It analyzes how the film fits genres such as thriller/action and establishes characters, settings, and plot elements quickly. It discusses the film's narrative structure and use of symbols. Additional films like Pulp Fiction and Lord of the Rings are briefly analyzed using similar concepts. The document also explores how postmodernism and changes in production technology have impacted parody and pastiche in films.
The document provides an analysis of the films Leon and Scarface. It summarizes:
- Leon follows an assassin who takes in a 12-year-old girl after her family is killed. Their unconventional relationship challenges genre conventions. Scarface depicts Tony Montana's rise in the drug trade and his demise due to greed, ending with no happiness and serving as a lesson.
- Both films subvert expectations for the action thriller genre through aspects like their main characters' deaths and relationships in Leon, and Scarface showing the dark reality of drug dealing rather than glorifying it.
This document provides an analysis of the 1994 film Leon: The Professional, directed by Luc Besson. It examines the film's genre, narrative, semiotics, and representations. The summary analyzes key elements of the film, including its setting in New York City, its main characters like Leon and Mathilda, and its use of iconography like shots of the NYC skyline. It also discusses the film's linear narrative structure with acts of exposition, rising action, and climax.
This document discusses how genre, narrative, semiotics, and representation can be used to analyze and respond to media products like films. It provides an analysis of the 1994 film Leon, describing how elements of the poster communicate the action thriller genre through use of color and symbols. Specific scenes and aspects of Leon's character are also examined for their semiotic meaning, such as his unusual sleeping position representing his vigilance as an assassin. The film is summarized in a three-act structure and its setting in New York City is discussed as helping to establish the genre. Character clothing and other iconography are analyzed for what they convey about the characters and time period depicted.
The document provides an in-depth analysis of the 1994 film Leon: The Professional, discussing its narrative structure, characters, setting, and how it establishes the action thriller genre. It follows the typical three-act structure and examines each act in detail. The main characters, Leon and Mathilda, are highly unconventional for the genre - Leon is older and less physically fit than typical action stars, while Mathilda's romantic feelings for Leon make the audience uncomfortable. The film is set in New York City, an iconic location that allows for the criminal elements often seen in action films.
The document provides an analysis of the 1954 musical film "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers". It summarizes the plot, which follows six brothers who kidnap six women from a local town after their brother Adam brings home a wife, Milly. Milly teaches the uncivilized brothers proper manners. The brothers later kidnap the six women after meeting them at a barn raising. By the time the townsmen are able to rescue the women, they have fallen in love with their captors. The film examines the semiotics of the snow that surrounded the brothers' home in the mountains.
This document compares the antagonist from the author's media piece to the character Mona from the TV show Pretty Little Liars. There are several similarities between the two antagonists, including their dark costumes intended to seem mysterious, their teenage age appearing vulnerable but hiding malice, and their initial absence followed by revealed threats through phone use. A key difference is the author's antagonist's concealed identity while Mona's face is shown.
This document provides an analysis of the films Leon the Professional and Shrek using several critical approaches. It discusses the genres, narratives, representations of characters, and other semiotic elements of the two films. Key points made include how Leon fits conventions of the thriller genre while subverting expectations around its young female character, and how Shrek embraces fairy tale conventions through its setting and characters that fit traditional roles like the hero, princess, and villain.
Throughout the film, Christopher Nolan uses thriller conventions like color, score, and recurring imagery to represent the three main characters - Leonard, Natalie, and Teddy - as morally ambiguous and emotionally unstable. Leonard believes he is avenging his wife's death but is revealed to be her accidental killer. Natalie initially seems a victim but is later shown to be manipulating Leonard. Teddy appears to be an antagonist when first introduced but is ultimately helping Leonard. The changing motivations of these characters keep the audience guessing and highlight the film's theme of moral ambiguity.
The document provides an analysis of the films Leon: The Professional, Pulp Fiction, and Tangled. It summarizes each film's narrative structure, applying various narrative theories. For Leon: The Professional, it analyzes the film according to Tzvetan Todorov's five stages of narrative and Vladimir Propp's character archetypes. For Pulp Fiction, it describes how the non-linear narrative still follows Todorov's stages and analyzes scenes using concepts like pastiche and parody. For Tangled, it examines the film as a postmodern Disney fairy tale and analyzes characters and iconography according to Propp's theories and Lacey's genre elements.
The document provides an analysis of the films Leon: The Professional, Pulp Fiction, and Tangled. It summarizes each film's narrative structure, characters, and genre. For Leon: The Professional, it discusses the film's linear narrative and how it follows the three-act structure and character archetypes. For Pulp Fiction, it analyzes how the non-linear narrative still follows the five stages of narrative and character types. For Tangled, it examines the film as a postmodern Disney fairy tale and identifies the fantasy genre features like the magical setting and characters.
This document provides an in-depth analysis of the 1994 film Leon: The Professional using genre theory. It summarizes the film's narrative, characters, setting, iconography, and style. It then discusses how these elements fit within the genres of crime drama and action according to theorist Nick Lacey's model of the five genre elements. The summary analyzes Leon's setting in New York City, its main characters including Leon, Mathilda, and Stansfield, and how iconography, cinematography, and a linear narrative structure are used.
The document discusses the 1994 film Léon: The Professional, analyzing its characters, themes, and stylistic elements that are common in the thriller genre. It examines the stereotypical characters such as Leon and Mathilda, as well as themes of revenge, corruption, love, and crime. The document also analyzes the film's narrative techniques, iconography involving weapons, and audiovisual style using shots like close-ups.
This document provides an analysis of the film Leon: The Professional using various narrative and genre theories. It summarizes Todorov's stages of narrative, Propp's character archetypes, and applies them to analyze the narrative structure of Leon: The Professional. It also analyzes the genre of the film as an action-thriller using Lacey's elements of genre including the setting of New York, the protagonist Leon and antagonist Stansfield, and use of guns and drugs as iconography. Overall, the document demonstrates how theoretical frameworks can be applied to deconstruct the narrative and genre of the film.
This document analyzes and summarizes two films, Leon the Professional and Pulp Fiction, using various critical lenses. For Leon the Professional, it examines the narrative structure, genre conventions, representations of characters, and style. It finds that while it includes some action/thriller elements, it subverts expectations for the genre. For Pulp Fiction, it analyzes the nonlinear narrative and identifies various postmodern references, intertextuality, pastiche, and self-referentiality. Both films are found to incorporate genre conventions while also being original through unconventional elements.
The film Léon: The Professional is a 1994 French thriller directed by Luc Besson. It stars Jean Reno as Léon, a professional hitman, and Gary Oldman as the corrupt DEA agent Stansfield. Léon takes in 12-year-old Mathilda after her family is killed by Stansfield. Mathilda develops feelings for Léon and becomes his protégé, learning how to fight and use guns. They work together to seek revenge on Stansfield for Mathilda's family. The film contains many thriller genre conventions like stereotypical characters, themes of crime, revenge, and corruption, and an urban setting with guns and violence.
Leon is a 1994 film directed by Luc Besson about a 12-year-old girl, Mathilda, who befriends a professional hitman named Leon after her family is murdered. She sees Leon as a father figure but later develops romantic feelings for him. The film follows Mathilda seeking revenge against the man who killed her family with Leon's help, and their confrontation against corrupt DEA agent Stansfield. The narrative structure establishes the characters and setting in the first 20 minutes and includes events like Leon training Mathilda and their final showdown with Stansfield. Leon is set in the iconic location of New York City and explores unconventional representations like Mathilda's attachment to the much older Leon.
The document discusses how to analyze films by looking at their genre, director style, codes and conventions. It provides examples of how the action films James Bond and Leon either follow or break conventions. While James Bond adheres closely to action movie tropes like heroic characters and triumph over evil, Leon features an unconventional protagonist and narrative that focuses more on character development. The document examines both films across several elements of film analysis like themes, narratives, settings and ideological messages.
The document discusses how to analyze films through genres, narrative, semiotics, and representation. It then analyzes the 1994 films Leon and Pulp Fiction. For Leon, it summarizes the plot, characters, settings, and how they establish the action thriller genre. It discusses the unconventional protagonist and relationship between Leon and Mathilda. For Pulp Fiction, it notes the nonlinear narrative and interconnected characters. It summarizes the postmodern techniques used like intertextuality, parody, pastiche, reflexivity, bricolage, and self-referentiality.
This document provides a detailed summary and analysis of the 1994 film Leon: The Professional. It discusses the film's narrative structure using a three-act structure. It summarizes the plot of the film, which involves an assassin named Leon taking in a 12-year-old girl named Mathilda after her family is murdered. Leon trains Mathilda to be an assassin so she can get revenge. The document then analyzes aspects of the film like its setting in New York City, its unconventional characters like Leon and Mathilda, and how it establishes the action thriller genre.
This document discusses how to analyze films and defines a film auteur. It provides several examples of films and directors that could be considered auteur works because they diverge from conventions of their genres. These include Pulp Fiction by Quentin Tarantino, which mixes comedy and violence in a crime film, and Looper by Rian Johnson, a sci-fi film that explores complex themes through a unique time travel story in a believable future setting. The document argues that auteurs prioritize their artistic vision over commercial success, sometimes resulting in films that flop but later gain cult followings.
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This document provides a summary and analysis of the narratives of three films: Leon (1994), Lucy (2014), and Pulp Fiction (1994). It summarizes the key elements of each film's narrative structure, including the exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement. It also analyzes aspects of each film like representation, symbolism, and genre conventions. For Pulp Fiction specifically, it discusses Quentin Tarantino's use of a nonlinear narrative and postmodern narrative techniques.
The fragmented narrative of Pulp Fiction is presented out of chronological order. Here is a 3 sentence summary of the document in linear sequence:
The events begin on Monday morning when Vincent and Jules go to retrieve a briefcase for Marsellus Wallace. That night, Butch is bribed by Marsellus to throw a boxing match. The following day, Vincent picks up Mia and they go on a date, but she overdoses on Vincent's heroin; he takes her to recover at Lance's.
The document provides an analysis of the films Leon and Scarface. It summarizes:
- Leon follows an assassin who takes in a 12-year-old girl after her family is killed. Their unconventional relationship challenges genre conventions. Scarface depicts Tony Montana's rise in the drug trade and his demise due to greed, ending with no happiness and serving as a lesson.
- Both films subvert expectations for the action thriller genre through aspects like their main characters' deaths and relationships in Leon, and Scarface showing the dark reality of drug dealing rather than glorifying it.
This document provides an analysis of the 1994 film Leon: The Professional, directed by Luc Besson. It examines the film's genre, narrative, semiotics, and representations. The summary analyzes key elements of the film, including its setting in New York City, its main characters like Leon and Mathilda, and its use of iconography like shots of the NYC skyline. It also discusses the film's linear narrative structure with acts of exposition, rising action, and climax.
This document discusses how genre, narrative, semiotics, and representation can be used to analyze and respond to media products like films. It provides an analysis of the 1994 film Leon, describing how elements of the poster communicate the action thriller genre through use of color and symbols. Specific scenes and aspects of Leon's character are also examined for their semiotic meaning, such as his unusual sleeping position representing his vigilance as an assassin. The film is summarized in a three-act structure and its setting in New York City is discussed as helping to establish the genre. Character clothing and other iconography are analyzed for what they convey about the characters and time period depicted.
The document provides an in-depth analysis of the 1994 film Leon: The Professional, discussing its narrative structure, characters, setting, and how it establishes the action thriller genre. It follows the typical three-act structure and examines each act in detail. The main characters, Leon and Mathilda, are highly unconventional for the genre - Leon is older and less physically fit than typical action stars, while Mathilda's romantic feelings for Leon make the audience uncomfortable. The film is set in New York City, an iconic location that allows for the criminal elements often seen in action films.
The document provides an analysis of the 1954 musical film "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers". It summarizes the plot, which follows six brothers who kidnap six women from a local town after their brother Adam brings home a wife, Milly. Milly teaches the uncivilized brothers proper manners. The brothers later kidnap the six women after meeting them at a barn raising. By the time the townsmen are able to rescue the women, they have fallen in love with their captors. The film examines the semiotics of the snow that surrounded the brothers' home in the mountains.
This document compares the antagonist from the author's media piece to the character Mona from the TV show Pretty Little Liars. There are several similarities between the two antagonists, including their dark costumes intended to seem mysterious, their teenage age appearing vulnerable but hiding malice, and their initial absence followed by revealed threats through phone use. A key difference is the author's antagonist's concealed identity while Mona's face is shown.
This document provides an analysis of the films Leon the Professional and Shrek using several critical approaches. It discusses the genres, narratives, representations of characters, and other semiotic elements of the two films. Key points made include how Leon fits conventions of the thriller genre while subverting expectations around its young female character, and how Shrek embraces fairy tale conventions through its setting and characters that fit traditional roles like the hero, princess, and villain.
Throughout the film, Christopher Nolan uses thriller conventions like color, score, and recurring imagery to represent the three main characters - Leonard, Natalie, and Teddy - as morally ambiguous and emotionally unstable. Leonard believes he is avenging his wife's death but is revealed to be her accidental killer. Natalie initially seems a victim but is later shown to be manipulating Leonard. Teddy appears to be an antagonist when first introduced but is ultimately helping Leonard. The changing motivations of these characters keep the audience guessing and highlight the film's theme of moral ambiguity.
The document provides an analysis of the films Leon: The Professional, Pulp Fiction, and Tangled. It summarizes each film's narrative structure, applying various narrative theories. For Leon: The Professional, it analyzes the film according to Tzvetan Todorov's five stages of narrative and Vladimir Propp's character archetypes. For Pulp Fiction, it describes how the non-linear narrative still follows Todorov's stages and analyzes scenes using concepts like pastiche and parody. For Tangled, it examines the film as a postmodern Disney fairy tale and analyzes characters and iconography according to Propp's theories and Lacey's genre elements.
The document provides an analysis of the films Leon: The Professional, Pulp Fiction, and Tangled. It summarizes each film's narrative structure, characters, and genre. For Leon: The Professional, it discusses the film's linear narrative and how it follows the three-act structure and character archetypes. For Pulp Fiction, it analyzes how the non-linear narrative still follows the five stages of narrative and character types. For Tangled, it examines the film as a postmodern Disney fairy tale and identifies the fantasy genre features like the magical setting and characters.
This document provides an in-depth analysis of the 1994 film Leon: The Professional using genre theory. It summarizes the film's narrative, characters, setting, iconography, and style. It then discusses how these elements fit within the genres of crime drama and action according to theorist Nick Lacey's model of the five genre elements. The summary analyzes Leon's setting in New York City, its main characters including Leon, Mathilda, and Stansfield, and how iconography, cinematography, and a linear narrative structure are used.
The document discusses the 1994 film Léon: The Professional, analyzing its characters, themes, and stylistic elements that are common in the thriller genre. It examines the stereotypical characters such as Leon and Mathilda, as well as themes of revenge, corruption, love, and crime. The document also analyzes the film's narrative techniques, iconography involving weapons, and audiovisual style using shots like close-ups.
This document provides an analysis of the film Leon: The Professional using various narrative and genre theories. It summarizes Todorov's stages of narrative, Propp's character archetypes, and applies them to analyze the narrative structure of Leon: The Professional. It also analyzes the genre of the film as an action-thriller using Lacey's elements of genre including the setting of New York, the protagonist Leon and antagonist Stansfield, and use of guns and drugs as iconography. Overall, the document demonstrates how theoretical frameworks can be applied to deconstruct the narrative and genre of the film.
This document analyzes and summarizes two films, Leon the Professional and Pulp Fiction, using various critical lenses. For Leon the Professional, it examines the narrative structure, genre conventions, representations of characters, and style. It finds that while it includes some action/thriller elements, it subverts expectations for the genre. For Pulp Fiction, it analyzes the nonlinear narrative and identifies various postmodern references, intertextuality, pastiche, and self-referentiality. Both films are found to incorporate genre conventions while also being original through unconventional elements.
The film Léon: The Professional is a 1994 French thriller directed by Luc Besson. It stars Jean Reno as Léon, a professional hitman, and Gary Oldman as the corrupt DEA agent Stansfield. Léon takes in 12-year-old Mathilda after her family is killed by Stansfield. Mathilda develops feelings for Léon and becomes his protégé, learning how to fight and use guns. They work together to seek revenge on Stansfield for Mathilda's family. The film contains many thriller genre conventions like stereotypical characters, themes of crime, revenge, and corruption, and an urban setting with guns and violence.
Leon is a 1994 film directed by Luc Besson about a 12-year-old girl, Mathilda, who befriends a professional hitman named Leon after her family is murdered. She sees Leon as a father figure but later develops romantic feelings for him. The film follows Mathilda seeking revenge against the man who killed her family with Leon's help, and their confrontation against corrupt DEA agent Stansfield. The narrative structure establishes the characters and setting in the first 20 minutes and includes events like Leon training Mathilda and their final showdown with Stansfield. Leon is set in the iconic location of New York City and explores unconventional representations like Mathilda's attachment to the much older Leon.
The document discusses how to analyze films by looking at their genre, director style, codes and conventions. It provides examples of how the action films James Bond and Leon either follow or break conventions. While James Bond adheres closely to action movie tropes like heroic characters and triumph over evil, Leon features an unconventional protagonist and narrative that focuses more on character development. The document examines both films across several elements of film analysis like themes, narratives, settings and ideological messages.
The document discusses how to analyze films through genres, narrative, semiotics, and representation. It then analyzes the 1994 films Leon and Pulp Fiction. For Leon, it summarizes the plot, characters, settings, and how they establish the action thriller genre. It discusses the unconventional protagonist and relationship between Leon and Mathilda. For Pulp Fiction, it notes the nonlinear narrative and interconnected characters. It summarizes the postmodern techniques used like intertextuality, parody, pastiche, reflexivity, bricolage, and self-referentiality.
This document provides a detailed summary and analysis of the 1994 film Leon: The Professional. It discusses the film's narrative structure using a three-act structure. It summarizes the plot of the film, which involves an assassin named Leon taking in a 12-year-old girl named Mathilda after her family is murdered. Leon trains Mathilda to be an assassin so she can get revenge. The document then analyzes aspects of the film like its setting in New York City, its unconventional characters like Leon and Mathilda, and how it establishes the action thriller genre.
This document discusses how to analyze films and defines a film auteur. It provides several examples of films and directors that could be considered auteur works because they diverge from conventions of their genres. These include Pulp Fiction by Quentin Tarantino, which mixes comedy and violence in a crime film, and Looper by Rian Johnson, a sci-fi film that explores complex themes through a unique time travel story in a believable future setting. The document argues that auteurs prioritize their artistic vision over commercial success, sometimes resulting in films that flop but later gain cult followings.
Pr3 critical responses to media productsLouiseMaher18
This document provides a summary and analysis of the narratives of three films: Leon (1994), Lucy (2014), and Pulp Fiction (1994). It summarizes the key elements of each film's narrative structure, including the exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement. It also analyzes aspects of each film like representation, symbolism, and genre conventions. For Pulp Fiction specifically, it discusses Quentin Tarantino's use of a nonlinear narrative and postmodern narrative techniques.
The fragmented narrative of Pulp Fiction is presented out of chronological order. Here is a 3 sentence summary of the document in linear sequence:
The events begin on Monday morning when Vincent and Jules go to retrieve a briefcase for Marsellus Wallace. That night, Butch is bribed by Marsellus to throw a boxing match. The following day, Vincent picks up Mia and they go on a date, but she overdoses on Vincent's heroin; he takes her to recover at Lance's.
This exit poll document asks respondents questions about a movie trailer and film they saw, including their gender, if they saw the trailer, how they would rate the trailer, what genre they thought the film was, if they saw it for the lead actor or storyline, if they would see a sequel, what interested them most in the trailer, and if they would recommend the film to others.
The document identifies several postmodern features in the "Jack Rabbit Slims" sequence from the film "Pulp Fiction". These include intertextuality through references to other films like "The Seven Year Itch", parody through mimicking John Travolta's famous dance scene from "Saturday Night Fever", pastiche in celebrating Travolta's previous work, reflexivity by breaking the fourth wall, bricolage through mixing different historical eras in costumes and sets, and self-referentiality from references to other films by the same director like "Kill Bill".
A survey asked respondents their gender, what attracted them to see a film, and whether they were male or female. The options for what attracted them were the actor Liam Neeson, a TV ad, online information, word of mouth, billboards, or cinema listings.
This document appears to contain the results of a survey about a film. 60% of respondents were male, 40% female. 80% had seen the trailer for the film. Respondents rated the film on a scale of 1-10, with the highest number of respondents giving it a 7. Most picked the genres of action and thriller for the film. 60% of people said they would watch a sequel in theaters, with 20% unsure. Everyone said they would recommend the film to family and friends.
1) The poster uses conventions of the action/thriller genre including colors like red, black and grey that connote death and darkness. It features the main star Liam Neeson holding a gun in a graveyard setting.
2) Key information stands out in different areas of the poster through use of size, color and positioning. This includes the title, tagline, release date and star's name.
3) Liam Neeson's inclusion as the star helps attract audiences given his popularity from previous similar films. His direct address to the camera through a mid-action pose aims to draw viewers in.
Fight Club and Juno - Audience and Theory Debatesryansharman
This document contains summaries of three films: Fight Club (1999), Juno (2007), and analyses of audience reception theories and the film ratings process.
Fight Club is summarized as a dark comedy about a depressed man who finds relief and purpose through an underground fight club started by his charismatic friend Tyler Durden. Juno is summarized as a comedy about a 16-year old girl who becomes pregnant and decides to give the baby up for adoption to an suburban couple. The document also provides overviews of hypodermic needle theory, gratifications theory, reception theory, and discusses the British film ratings board's assessment of Juno.
The BBFC classified Fight Club as an 18 rating for several reasons. It contains scenes of terrorism including instructions on how to make bombs from household items that could influence viewers. It also has graphic violence and sex scenes. One critic claimed the film promoted Nazism. Some viewers were influenced to mimic the main character's style and behavior after watching. The film shows brutal and inhumane scenes not suitable for younger audiences.
The film Juno was initially submitted for a PG rating but the BBFC determined a 12A rating was more appropriate. It contains brief sexual scenes and language that don't appeal to younger viewers. A scene from another horror film shown also contains graphic violence unsuitable for younger audiences. While some strong language is used
This document analyzes the genre conventions used in the trailer for Liam Neeson's new action thriller film. It identifies several techniques employed to attract audiences, including the use of star power by casting Liam Neeson, who is known for these roles. Clues are left about the plot to intrigue viewers, such as why the main character is an ex-cop. Elements like guns, car chases, and the damsel in distress trope through a woman in a red coat also align it with the action genre. Editing techniques like changes in sound levels and black and white footage aim to present the film as legendary. The target audience is identified as males and females aged 15 to 30 who enjoy action movies
This document analyzes the genre elements of a film trailer based on Nick Lacey's framework, which includes setting, characters, narrative, iconography, and style. The summary provides details for each genre element seen in the trailer. It analyzes the urban setting of New York City and stereotypical characters like the ex-cop protagonist and kidnapped woman. Story elements like suspenseful scenes and a narrative enigma are discussed. Iconic props and a reference to "Little Red Riding Hood" are made. Technical elements like camera work and sound are also considered. In conclusion, the document determines the genre is an action thriller based on these analyzed elements.
The Hypodermic Needle Model is a theory that suggests movies can directly influence and change viewers' behaviors. Some criminal cases have used influence from movies as an excuse for bad actions. The BBFC reviews films before release and may edit scenes that could unduly impact minors, thus influencing age ratings. The theory held that mass media like movies had a powerful and direct effect on audiences by changing their behaviors. This was influenced in the 1940s-50s by the rise of persuasive media like advertising and propaganda as well as studies of movies' impact on children.
This exit poll document asks viewers who saw the film "Walk Among the Tombstones" questions about their viewing experience, including their gender, whether they saw the trailer, how they would rate the film on a scale of 1-10, whether they watched for Liam Neeson or the storyline, what genre they thought it was, whether they would see a sequel in theaters, what made them want to see it, and what most interested them in the trailer. They are also asked if they would recommend it to family and friends.
This document provides an analysis of the 1994 film Pulp Fiction directed by Quentin Tarantino. It notes that the film has a non-linear storyline that jumps between scenes about different characters, confusing the typical chronological order. It discusses how Tarantino uses techniques like intertextuality by including nods to prior films starring John Travolta like Grease and Saturday Night Fever. Through iconography in costumes and settings, Tarantino draws connections between Pulp Fiction and these earlier films to engage audiences. While breaking conventions of a typical linear thriller, the film succeeds and remains popular due its creative storytelling and clues for viewers to piece together.
The document analyzes genre elements defined by Nick Lacey in his book on narrative and genre. Lacey identifies five key genre elements: setting, character, narrative, iconography, and style. Each element is described in terms of conventions used in the action/thriller genre. The trailer for the film A Walk Amongst the Tombstones is then analyzed based on Lacey's framework, showing how it uses common genre conventions like a former cop protagonist, a kidnapped girl storyline, and fast-paced editing to signal that it falls within the action thriller genre.
This document appears to be a survey about the film "A Walk Amongst The Tombstones" that asks respondents questions about what attracted them to see the film, their gender and age, what moment they enjoyed most, how they would rate the film out of 10, what word they would use to describe the storyline, potential weaknesses of the film, whether they think the film had a good selection of actors and locations, if they would watch a sequel, and if they would watch another Liam Neeson film and why.
1) The document discusses two films, Fight Club and Juno, and how different audience theories may apply to viewers' receptions of these films.
2) It analyzes the Hypodermic Syringe Mode theory in relation to Fight Club and whether viewers may aspire to emulate the characters.
3) Reception Theory is also discussed, with the idea that viewers may have a preferred, negotiated, or oppositional reading of Juno based on their background and experiences.
The document contains survey results from people who reviewed the film "A Walk Among the Tombstones" including: percentages showing there were more male than female respondents; 80% had seen the trailer beforehand; ratings were mostly in the 5-9 range indicating most thought it was good; 80% didn't see it specifically for Liam Neeson; and a majority said they would see a sequel and recommend it to others.
The document summarizes the results of exit polls conducted after viewers saw the movie "Walk Amongst the Tombstones". It found that 70% of viewers were female, 90% were between ages 15-25, and the most effective advertising was movie trailers on websites and word of mouth. Half of viewers saw the trailer and found it interesting, while 40% wanted to see Liam Neeson act. Responses to the film were mixed, with some praising the storyline and action, while others found it predictable or slow. Most ratings were positive, though males tended to rate it lower. Viewers thought Neeson was suitable in the role and responses to a potential sequel were also mixed.
Leon is a 1994 French thriller directed by Luc Besson. The film follows Leon, a hitman, and 12-year old Matilda who seeks his help after her family is killed by corrupt police officer Stansfield. Leon reluctantly takes Matilda in and begins training her to be an assassin so she can get revenge. Throughout their time together, an unusual bond forms between the unlikely duo. The climax of the film sees Leon and Stansfield die while Matilda escapes. In the end, Matilda plants a plant that Leon had been caring for, symbolizing being able to start fresh after a difficult past.
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The document provides an analysis of the 1994 film Léon: The Professional, directed by Luc Besson. It summarizes the film's plot, characters, and key scenes. It analyzes the film using approaches like narrative theory, representation, semiotics, and genre. The analysis discusses how establishing shots introduce the setting of New York City. It examines the introduction of the three main characters - Léon, Mathilda, and the antagonist Norman Stansfield - through shots that reveal their characteristics. It analyzes how editing, sound, color, and symbolism are used to convey meaning and create tension. It also summarizes how the film's narrative fits the three-act structure.
The document discusses various aspects that can influence a viewer's perception of a movie, including genre, narrative, semiotics, and representation. It then analyzes these elements in the 1994 film Leon, noting that the story of a hitman taking in a 12-year-old girl after her family is murdered explores themes of revenge through their complex relationship and challenging of gender and age expectations. Stylistic choices like camera work and mise-en-scene enhance the genre elements and tone of the film.
There are two main types of film analysis: genre analysis and auteur theory. Genre analysis examines codes and conventions, themes, characters, settings, narrative, iconography, and ideological messages within a film genre. Auteur theory posits that the director is the author of the film and creates an individual style or theme across multiple films. Films can be analyzed based on how they conform to or break conventions of their genre. For example, the film Leon breaks conventions by having the main character be a hitman who befriends a teenage girl, whereas a James Bond film follows typical action film conventions. Settings, characters, narratives, themes, and iconography all provide meaningful elements for analyzing a film's genre or director's style.
This document provides summaries and analysis of two films: Leon (1994) and Pretty in Pink (1986). For Leon, it summarizes the plot as a hitman named Leon who becomes friends with and protects a girl named Mathilda after her family is murdered, and they work together to get revenge on the killer. It also analyzes characters, themes of friendship and revenge, and the unconventional genre subversions. For Pretty in Pink, it summarizes the plot as a girl named Andie in her last year of high school who likes a rich boy but faces resistance from his friends due to her lower social class. It analyzes characters and themes of social class differences and finding your own identity.
This document provides summaries and analysis of two films: Leon (1994) and Pretty in Pink (1986). For Leon, it summarizes the plot as a hitman named Leon who becomes friends with and protects a girl named Mathilda after her family is murdered, and they work together to get revenge on the killer. It also analyzes characters, themes of friendship and revenge, and the unconventional genre subversions. For Pretty in Pink, it summarizes the plot as a girl named Andie in her senior year who likes a rich boy but faces resistance from his friends due to her lower social class. It analyzes characters and themes of social class differences in high school romance.
The document discusses various aspects that can influence a viewer's perception of a movie, including genre, narrative, semiotics, and representation. It then analyzes the 1994 film Leon, noting its nonlinear narrative, portrayal of characters like the hitman Leon and young girl Mathilda, and their complex relationship. Finally, it examines Pulp Fiction, praising director Quentin Tarantino's use of a nonlinear structure and techniques like intertextuality, bricolage, and reflexivity to blend genres and reference other works.
This document discusses several ways to analyze films, including genre analysis, auteur theory, and analyzing codes and conventions. It provides examples of analyzing the action thriller film Quantum of Solace and comparing it to the film Leon. Key points made include that genre films have common codes like guns, cars, suits. Character representation is also important to analyze, as Leon subverts expectations with its protagonist. Themes of revenge, love, and friendship are explored in Leon.
This document discusses several ways to analyze films, including genre analysis, auteur theory, and analyzing codes and conventions. It provides examples of analyzing the action thriller film Quantum of Solace and comparing it to the film Leon. Key points made include that genre films have common codes like guns, cars, suits. Character representation is also important to analyze, as Leon subverts expectations with its protagonist. Themes of revenge, love, and friendship are explored in Leon.
The document discusses genre theory and analyzes several films through this lens. It defines genre theory as categorizing films based on their storyline or plot elements. Common genres mentioned include romantic comedies, musicals, action films, crime dramas, teen comedies, and horror. The document also discusses several genre theorists and their perspectives on repetition, expectations, and differences within genres. It then analyzes the films Leon, Mean Girls, and Napoleon Dynamite, examining their genre classifications and how they adhere to or subvert genre conventions. The concept of the auteur director is also introduced through the examples of James Cameron and Tim Burton.
The document provides an analysis of key themes, characters, and visual style in the film Leon. Some of the main points summarized are:
1) One of the main themes is revenge, as the main character Matilda seeks vengeance against the men who killed her brother. Another theme is a world of crime, as the film depicts drug dealers and murderers.
2) Leon is a mysterious hitman who is skilled at his job but also takes care of Matilda. Matilda is an innocent girl surrounded by crime. Stan is a corrupt police officer who killed Matilda's brother.
3) The opening scenes use close-ups and noir elements to depict Leon emerging from the shadows as a skilled assassin. Hotels
The document provides an analysis and summary of the 1994 film Léon (also known as The Professional). It discusses the film's action genre elements and the unusual father-daughter relationship between Léon, a professional assassin, and Mathilda, a 12-year-old girl. After her family is murdered, Mathilda is taken in by Léon and becomes his protégé, learning his trade while seeking revenge against the corrupt cops who killed her family. The relationship between Léon and Mathilda is explored, along with key plot points involving their pursuit of the murders and climactic confrontation with the DEA official targeting them.
Leonard Shelby suffers from anterograde amnesia and uses tattoos and notes to investigate his wife's murder. He meets Natalie, who manipulates him due to his condition. It's revealed that Leonard's wife survived and he conditioned himself to believe she died. Leonard had already killed his actual attacker but forgot. The film uses nonlinear editing and stylistic techniques common in film noir to represent Leonard's confusion and unreliable memory.
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The document summarizes the design process for a music magazine created by the author using Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Word. Photoshop was used to edit and manipulate photos as well as add design elements like the masthead, cover lines, and barcode. Word was used to write the article appearing in the double page spread. The author analyzed existing magazines like GQ and Billboard for inspiration on layout, design conventions, and writing style. The finished magazine uses design principles like the Guttenberg layout to draw readers in and features a simplistic blue and white color scheme and basic font suited to the target audience of 16-25 year olds interested in house and EDM music.
This document provides references from magazines, websites and videos from July 2015 and March-April 2015 on running, sports equipment and motivational videos. Specifically it lists articles from Men's Running magazine on marathon training and running gear, as well as pages from Nike, Adidas, YouTube videos on willpower, sports equipment, shocking videos and city-specific NikeFuel programs in London, Berlin and Paris.
The document provides an evaluation by the author of their final major project which was a video advertisement campaign for the sportswear brand Nike. In three sentences or less:
The author discusses the technical quality of the footage, the editing process, and how their final product matched their original intentions. They received feedback from a focus group on Facebook who provided positive and negative comments, and suggestions for improvements. The author analyzes the feedback and reflects on how they managed their time to complete the project on schedule while overcoming challenges.
This document contains 15 weekly progress updates from a student working on their final major project for a creative media production course. In each update, the student summarizes what they accomplished the previous week, any issues they faced, and their plan for the upcoming week. Throughout the project, the student worked to complete pre-production tasks like scheduling, research, and pitching their idea. They then filmed footage with actors over multiple weeks and spent time editing their final project together. In the last update, the student finished editing and uploading their completed project to YouTube so they could begin the evaluation portion of the project.
The document discusses editing photographs for a magazine cover and spreads. It describes adjusting brightness, contrast, exposure, and curves to improve quality and correct overexposure. Minor blemishes and marks are removed using the spot healing brush for a perfected, professional look. Further minor edits are made like increasing light and dark features using the dodge and burn tools to structure faces. The clone tool is used to smooth frizz and imperfections like brushing a similar background area over the edited part. Before and after comparisons show the effectiveness of adjustments in defining and bringing out colors for a more high quality, structured final image.
The document summarizes and evaluates three news stories presented by the author on their college radio show. For the first story, a copy-only piece on a car collision, the author notes they could have delivered it in a more serious, breaking news style. Interviews conducted for the second story about student opinions on voting matched the target audience well. The third story informed students about legal highs. Overall, the author felt their tone of voice did not always match the style of stories but presentation improved over time, and the range of stories made for a cohesive program.
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Animus is a Manchester-born electronic music duo consisting of Emily and Shauna who met while studying at college. They have been making waves in the EDM scene since 2012 and had a top 20 UK hit in 2014 with their song "Upto You" featuring Alex Newell. In this exclusive interview with MINOR Magazine, Emily and Shauna discuss how they met, their influences, upcoming collaborations and festivals over the summer, and their debut album planned for release after summer which will feature some early tracks from their college days along with having a different feel than other house artists. They also discuss their recent UK headline tour in October and performing at a local gig venue in Liverpool where their music had the crowd dancing and singing along
The document provides instructions for analyzing a double-page magazine article spread. It includes a table with categories for language content, style, proofreading, and headlines. For an example article about the band "INK," the summarizer notes the pun used in the headline plays on the band's name. The article has an informal interview style but also maintains professionalism. It serves both to promote the artist and entertain readers.
The document summarizes the results of a survey conducted to help determine the final major project idea. The survey included questions about the respondent's gender, age, preferences for adverts that show more than just promotion, and willingness to watch an advert about different lives wearing a certain brand. The results showed a balanced male to female audience, most respondents between 14-18 years old, a preference for adverts with more depth than just promotion, and overall willingness to watch the proposed advert idea even if not interested in the topic. The survey responses will help inform the creation of the final major project advert.
This document discusses the layout and design of two magazines: GQ magazine and Billboard magazine.
For GQ magazine, the summary describes the target audience as mainly middle-aged men, ages 17-45, from middle to upper class. It also discusses the formal text, simple fonts and colors used (red, black, white).
For Billboard magazine, the target audience is described as having a wide age range from teenagers to those in their late 30s, appealing to both genders and mainly working class readers. The magazine uses a monochrome color scheme with simple fonts and layout for a laidback feel.
This article profiles the up-and-coming band Ink, a duo composed of Ryan and Emily from Manchester, England. It discusses their rise to popularity from small local gigs to being signed and releasing their debut self-titled album. Ryan and Emily reveal that they met in high school and bonded over their love of music, and that Emily came up with the band's name. They express their excitement for their upcoming sold-out UK tour and focus on creating good quality music for their fans. The article concludes by wishing Ink the best of luck with their career.
Emily and Shauna met while studying at college in Manchester and formed the EDM duo Animus in 2012. They have seen success with singles like "Up to You" reaching the UK top 20. This exclusive interview discusses how they met, got their start playing local venues, and their plans for upcoming collaborations, festivals, and their debut album to be released after summer. They hope to take their unique blend of house music globally and become the top DJs in the world.
Legal highs are substances that mimic illegal drugs like cocaine and cannabis but are not regulated. Nitrous oxide, also called laughing gas or balloons, is one popular legal high that causes euphoria and relaxation but also carries risks. While legal, nitrous oxide has been linked to 17 deaths between 2006-2012 and is used frequently by 500,000 young people globally. The interviewees were made aware of nitrous oxide's dangers but responses varied on future use.
Three local young people were asked questions about voting in the upcoming UK general election. Emily had registered to vote online, and could name some of the major parties running like Labour, the Greens, and the Lib Dems. Shauna was not registered because she was too young. Both Shauna and Sarah expressed that they did not feel informed enough about politics and the parties at a younger age to vote. Emily wanted the election to lower university tuition fees and keep the NHS funded. The interview concluded that younger voters seemed to lack political knowledge and it was uncertain if their votes could be effectively cast.
The interview prep sheet outlines details for an interview on May 7th, 2015 with various vox pops about legal highs like nitrous oxide. The journalist Ryan Sharman from r.sharman@hotmail.co.uk will record the interviews with a college voice recorder to ask 6 questions and raise awareness of legal highs like nitrous oxide, also known as hippy crack or balloons, and the risks of death from lack of oxygen.
The document defines the action and adventure genre and provides examples of films that fall into this genre. It then analyzes three specific films - Guardians of the Galaxy, The Divergent Series: Insurgent, and Avatar - in more detail. For each film, it summarizes the key plot points and commercial performance. It then focuses more closely on Guardians of the Galaxy, discussing elements like its large star-studded cast, special effects, sci-fi storyline, and how these factors make it appealing and draw in audiences.
This document discusses the target audiences and marketing strategies for two Disney films: Cinderella (2015) and Big Hero 6 (2014).
For Cinderella, the target audience includes children, parents who watched the original animated film, and fans of similar Disney princess films. The film was marketed through trailers before other films, billboards in busy areas, posters in magazines for girls and children, and by pairing it with the popular film Frozen.
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An interview is scheduled for April 21st 2015 between journalist Ryan Sharman and a vox pops interviewee at Eccles College regarding young people and the 2015 election. The interview will be recorded using the college's voice recorder and focus on topics like voting registration, knowledge of parties, opinions on lowering the voting age, and preferences for the upcoming election. Planned questions explore the interviewee's age, registration status, sources of voting information, and views of the parties and issues in the 2015 election.
There was a huge surge in young people registering to vote as the deadline to register for the upcoming UK general election approached, with 47,300 people under 24 and 39,300 people aged 25-34 registering in a single day. Young people drove an increase of 124,000 registrations on the Sunday before the deadline. The spike in youth voter registrations suggests efforts to encourage young people to register have been effective, as the ratio of young to older registrations has been significantly higher than normal recently. The chair of the Electoral Commission urged anyone still unregistered to take the few minutes needed to apply online before the deadline.
The document provides details about the films Cinderella and Big Hero 6. For Cinderella, it describes the plot of the story, identifies the target audience as children and fans of other Disney princess films, and discusses how the film uses elements of fantasy and romance. For Big Hero 6, it identifies the target audience as kids based on other Disney films it was produced by, describes the action/adventure genre, and provides production details. Marketing methods discussed include TV, social media, cinema, posters/billboards. The concept of "anchorage" is explained in using elements on the Cinderella poster to connect to the target audience.
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PR3 - Critical Responses to Media Products
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LEON
Part 1:
Leon is a 1994 thriller film written and directed by Luc Besson, the film’s stars Jean Reno as the
titular mob hit man, Gary Oldman as corrupt and unhinged DEA agent Norman Stansfield. A young
Natalie Portman is featured in this film debut as Matilda a 12-year old girl who is reluctantly taken in
by Leon after her family is murdered. Danny Aiello as Tony the mobster that gives the hit man his
assignments; Leon and Matilda form an unusual relationship as she becomes his protégée and learns
the hit man’s trade.
3 Act Linear Narrative
Act 1: Exposition, Inciting Incidents
The exposition within the film starts off with scene of a major city which looks something like New
York, after this it show a small section of Leon the assassins life. In this scene it shows him at work
doing what he does best by small fragment of him killing people from this we get a basic idea of
what is going on. It now introduces us with Matilda, she is a 12 year old girl with a dysfunctional
family, her father Mr. Lando sports a drug dealer and stashes cocaine in his apartment but the drug
dealer is a DEA agent Norman Stansfield. Maltilda’s family consists of her father, step mother, big
sister and little brother. Norman the DEA agent/drug dealer find out that some of the stash is
missing and demands that Lando find who took it by the next day. The Inciting incident occurs the
next day when Matilda goes to the shop and offers to buy Leon some milk, on her return walking
down the building’s hallway leading to her family’s apartment, Matilda sees her family’s dead
corpses lying in the hallway in her apartment, and therefore stays calm, doesn’t flinch and carry’s on
walking to Leon’s apartment, where starts to cry uncontrollably. At the end of the hallway, Leon
then lets her in and vows to his self to take care of her. From then on, Leon trains Matilda in his
sneaky ways to become a stronger girl than what she already is, and Matilda vows to get her own
revenge on Stansfield.
Act 2: Rising Action, Climax
During the film, as the audience, we get an idea that Matilda sees her relationship with Leon as a
serious, romantic one as she exclaims to a desk clerk at a motel ‘He’s my lover’ when he asks her
about him being her father. We get a sense that Matilda has never really had a functioning
relationship of any type, even within her family. The climax occurs when Stansfield and Leon meet
face to face near the ending of the film, and have their final words between them, Leon’s being, ‘This
is from Matilda’ And then handing him the pin from a grenade which then explodes killing them
both and injuring the people outside the building as this scene took place in the entrance to the
building. Due to Leon handing Stansfield the pin, it allowed Matilda gets her own revenge without
being involved.
Act 3: Falling Action, Dénouement
The falling action within the film continues when Matilda is walking away from the building that
Leon sacrificed his life for her by killing Stansfield. As she is walking away she is crying and this shows
that Maltila the short time she spent with Leon cares about him very much and vice versa for Leon
saving her from Stansfield. She now walks back to Tony ‘s restaurant who is the person that gives
2. PR3: How we respond to media products
Leon his assassin jobs, Leon agreed to give all the money he has made and to pass it onto Matilda so
she can live a better life. Now onto the denouement of the film, this is where Maltilda decides to go
to a boarding school where she can be looked after properly and live a long suitable safe life. She
also decides to plant Leon’s plant that she gave him to look after at the front of the boarding school
where it can live freely and grow its roots.
Part 2:
We as people respond to media products in many ways some people are open minded when it
comes to analysis and some people not so much. When it comes to genre they are tend to be based
on the notion that they constitute particular conventions of content (such as themes and settings)
and/or form (including structure and style) which are shared by the texts which are regarded as
belonging to them. Genre theory is used in the study of films in order to facilitate the categorisation
of films. Genre is dependent on various factors such as story line, which the director is, what are the
audience expectations et cetera. In using genre theory we create a short cut in how we are to
describe films. Genre theory through its use is a method of shortening academic works. In order to
understand Genre we may look at several examples. When we speak of the western we know that
within this collection of films we may expect to find gun fights, horses and Indians, the solitary
cowboy and to some degree the actors and directors of such films. Another example would be when
looking at the horror film where we know everyone will die except one. The audience whom go to
those films expect to see zombie, were wolves, werewolves and more. They also expect certain
content and a certain style of film making. When relating this to ‘Leon’ the storyline is about a
professional assassin so when we think about the genre this film could be I would automatically
think of guns, because of the assassin story line and the relation to gun I would class the genre to be
action/thriller.
Leon has a narrative linear story line that means it goes in a straight line normally in chronological
order so basically the story starts at the beginning, goes on through the middle, and ends at the end,
this is how most films go and if not it’s called non-linear. For example the for non-linear the start of
the film would be the end and the middle be the start and the ending would be the middle, this is all
very confusing but works in films; an example of this would be pulp fiction. Back onto linear, Leon
has the linear story line first of all there is the set up where Leon meets Maltilda, then the conflict
this would be all the action and fighting within the film and then the resolution, this is where
everything is solved and the films ends.
Semiotics is the study of signs; or, how films signify. There are many ways of understanding how
meaning is conveyed through the various methods some being; Body language, gesture, letters,
words, pictures and visual illustrations. Connotation and Denotation also have a similar role to
semiotics; connotation is how a word or image makes you feel and denotations is the literal meaning
of a word. Relating this to the Leon poster there are many semiotics which signify meaning to genre
etc. Some objects in the film could also signify the genre within the film, for example the use of guns
in the film this justifies the act of violence and death therefore making the film genre action/thriller.
When it comes to another semiotics within the film Leon, he the professional assassin wears a long
black trench coat and this to me signifies a very mysterious character that could be hiding
something; within the film he does uncover weapons under his coat when in a fighting scene in the
film. Within the film, Leon looks after and cares for a plant he almost treats it like a son or daughter;
He took it out and put it on the window ledge everyday so that it could get sunlight, then when the
sun went down and started to go dark he took it in; before he put it out in the morning he also
sprays and wipes over the plant leaves to gives the leave moisture which allows the plant to live
longer. From my recent knowledge of semiotics I can identify signs and meanings and how things
look from a different perspective, now moving onto to the Leon and his plant. From what I have
watched and learned I have gathered the basic information that Leon has a devoted love and care
for this plant and this to me signifies that he doesn’t have anyone else important in his life so he
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decides to care and love for the plant. At the very end of the film after the climax and the falling
action comes the denouement, and this is where Matilda plants Leon’s plant. From my very own
perspective I think the plant signifies life and death for example when Leon is alive the plant is
constantly moving from day to day like I mentioned before outside in the day and back inside at
night and from this when Leon dies Matilda finally plants the plant so it can grow. Now the plant has
been planted it now doesn’t need to be moving around everywhere and can finally stay in one place
and grow into what it’s meant to be. Another semiotic, which I will quickly, mentioned is in a few
scenes when Leon goes to sleep, in these scenes Leon never sleeps in a bed and always sleeps in his
chair with his glasses on. When thinking about these scenes and how it might have a sign behind it
and it came to me, because Leon is an assassin and when at his job his must always be awake and
paying attention when killing people for example and I think that when he is asleep (if he is asleep)
he is always on edge and ready to fight if anything happens and also because Leon is a wanted
assassin, he always has to keep an eye open in case anyone does try and kill him.
The representation of characters in Leon is quite different to other films when comparing them
together, for example when you think of Maltilda a 12-year-old girl you stereotypically think she
would be sweet and innocent for her age but this is not the case. She is tough, undefeatable and
only see’s the evil in the world because of her family’s massacre. Moving onto Leon, stereotypically
when you think of an assassin you think of a strong, tough, cold hearted and emotionless but from
the film and his relationship with Maltilda we see something else. He is actually quite pitiful to
people and not just Maltilda a few scenes in the film it shows Leon saying that he doesn’t kill women
or children, this shows he has quite a soft side when it comes to people and this isn’t normally the
representation of an assassin. Another representation would be Norman Stansfield who is the
antagonist in the film, therefore from media representation he is expected to be tough and hard and
to be unattached from any objects or humans but this is not the case; because when death is
involved he is quite sympathetic and when see this in the film. In the film it also shows Norman
taking drugs and how he is a drug addict and this has effects on his mind meaning his is quite
psychopathic.
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In film a number of techniques can establish and develop a number of things. Choices of camera
techniques, acting, mise en scene, editing, lighting and sound all contribute to the representation of
a characters, locations, iconography and much more. Leon i s set in New York City, in films New York
is portrayed to be the crime capital where gun and drug crime are quite common so setting the film
Leon in this location is quite fitting. New York is known to have gangs and mafias and this is suitable
for the film because Leon is there to assassinate mobsters, which is similar to what gangs and mafias
do. Moving onto the characters and how they are represented in the film Leon, like I mentioned
before we have three main characters, Leon who is the protagonist, Norman Stansfield who is the
antagonist and Maltilda. Leon is known as a badass assassin that will kill anyone without any
thought, and when you think of an assassin you think cold hearted and tough but the film shows
different sides of him for example bringing Maltilda into his care and the way he looks after his plant
and much more. Now onto Maltilda I explained above that when you think of 12-year-old girl you
think of her being sweet and innocent but from the film this is clearly not the case, because of her
family’s death she wants revenge on the antagonist (Norman). To do this she asks Leon to train her
to become an assassin, like any other average girl they would just want the police to do their job and
catch them but for Maltilda this is something different. In other scenes it shows us that Maltilda has
love for Leon, in this case very inappropriate. When they booked a hotel room to stay in to hide
from Norman’s gang, Maltilda addresses to the hotel receptionist that Leon is her lover and this
changes the relationship between Maltilda and Leon dramatically. To me this comes off very
inappropriate and isn’t like any other relationship which is common in the real world. Moving onto
iconography with the film Leon and how it relates to genre, in the film we clearly see a use of guns
because Leon the main character is an assassin and this when relating to genre says action/thriller.
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Explosions are also featured within the film and this also can relate to iconography and how it again
relates to action/thriller. Last but not least now onto the style and examples of this would be mise
en scene/camera/editing. Through out the film there are dark scenes that can relate to the
representation of the characters showing their dark sides e.g. killing people. When it comes to the
editing, lots of fast cuts were used to show the killings and when gun were being fired from that the
camera shots were varied from wide shot to extreme shots to show the emotion within the
characters which can relate to the genre.
All of the above factors help contribute to this film being an action thriller genre, such as the guns,
violence even down to the type of relationships between each character all of the above factors help
contribute to this film being an action thriller genre, such as the guns, violence even down to the
type of relationships between each character.
The Hunger Games
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The Hunger Games is a 2012 American science fiction adventure film directed by Gary Ross and
based on the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins. The picture is the first installment in The
Hunger Games film series and was produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik, with a screenplay by
Ross, Collins, and Billy Ray. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam
Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci, and Donald Sutherland.
In a dystopian future, the totalitarian nation of Panem is divided between 12 districts and the
Capitol. Each year two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate
in The Hunger Games. Part entertainment, part brutal retribution for a past rebellion, the televised
games are broadcast throughout Panem. The 24 participants are forced to eliminate their
competitors while the citizens of Panem are required to watch. When 16-year-old Katniss's young
sister, Prim, is selected as District 12's female representative, Katniss volunteers to take her place.
She and her male counterpart, Peeta, are pitted against bigger, stronger representatives, some of
whom have trained for this there whole lives.
3 Act Linear Narrative
Act 1: Exposition, Inciting Incidents
The exposition starts when Prim (Katniss’s sister) gets chosen to participate in The 74th Annual
Hunger Games as a tribute for district 12. At this point emotions are everywhere as Prim is being
taken away by the peacekeepers, facial expressions from Katniss are more or less shocked rather
than sad because her sister name has only been in the ‘reaping bowl’ once. Now it moves on straight
to the inciting incident as Katniss runs through the crowd of people to get her sister, she is then
stopped and restrained by peacekeepers as she tries to get her sister back. Katniss to save her sister
from dying in the arena then volunteer to be in her place. Mrs. Everdeen her mother and Gale
Hawthorne her best friend are shocked to see this happening and as Prim is now let free she runs to
Katniss hugging her with emotion and then the peace keepers taking Katniss away instead to the
main stage. Katniss is the first volunteer in many years and this is a shock to the people of district
and the people of Panem watching on the television. Now that a girl from district 12 has been
chosen it then went onto the boys and this was Peeta Mallark, a boy who used to feed Katniss when
they were both children and Katniss doesn’t realize this until later on in the film.
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Act 2: Rising Action, Climax
The rising action within this film all starts when Katniss is finally let into the arena, her mentor
Haymitch tells her to run away from the cornucopia because that’s where a blood bath will start
with all the other tributes fighting and killing each other for weapons. Instead she decides to run
towards it and see if she can collect any weapons to protect herself, as she is running for the
cornucopia she sees the blood bath start tributes using swords, daggers and you name it killing each
other. As she grabs a backpack and runs off she see another tribute running after throwing knives
and one hits her backpack and she falls to the floor. Luckily another tribute gets in her way and she
dies instead; she then grabs the knife, which was thrown at her she puts it in her backpack and runs
off into the forest. Throughout Katniss’s time being in the arena the film also shows what the other
tributes are doing, District 1 and 2 are the most trained in fighting and surviving because their
districts are known for training their tributes from a very young age. District 1 and 2 decide that they
will team up and kill Katniss because she got a high score when it came to the training before
entering the arena. Now onto the climax, Katniss is now teamed up with her fellow male tribute
Peeta who are now love interests because of the arena, they showed love and compassion to
entertain the people who are watching it because if they are liked by the audience they will get send
and given supplies to help them and survive. Normally the hunger games only allows one winner but
the game maker wants to spice it up and decides that if two people from the district are both alive
they can both win. Now that there are only a few tributes left they decided to make their way to the
cornucopia where they meet district 1’s Cato. They fight to the death Katniss, Peeta and Cato and it
results in Cato falling off the cornucopia and getting eaten by mutant dogs, this is when Katniss and
Peeta both realize they have won the hunger games.
Act 3: Falling Action, Dénouement
Now that Peeta and Katniss are away from all danger and are ready to have the announcement of
winning they hear something else, they hear that now only one person can win the hunger games.
Katniss quickly thinks on her feet and pulls out poison berries that she found the night before, she
tells Peeta that if they both take them nobody can win the games. Back where the game maker him
and his team are all outraged knowing that their needs to be a winner so they then make another
announcement shouting ‘Stop! You are both winners of The Hunger Games’. What Katniss doesn’t
know is her actions from that act she just pulled causes a revolution that is expressed in the sequel
of the film. Now moving onto the denouement, after fighting through the hunger games and they
now get crowned victors of The 74th Annual Hunger Games and then leave to go back to their home
town where they are applauded and greeted by all their District 12 people. The very last scene
shows President Snow, the creator of the hunger games with a distinct and angry look on his face
and this clearly shows that he is angry that Katniss and Peeta showed him up by tricking him into
them herself and Peeta live.
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The genre for The Hunger Games is science fiction/adventure; we can relate this genre to the film
because of the settings. For example the location is set in a dystopian type future where the districts
are controlled by the over powering government, I will now show how the film relates to the genre.
First of all we have the whole concept of Katniss trying to survive in the arena and not get killed by
the other tributes, this shows the adventure genre of the film the fight she has to go through to win.
Moving onto the science fiction side, because the film is set in a dystopian future throughout the
movie it features futuristic equipment and spaceships for example this would classify the genre to be
science fiction.
The Hunger Games has a linear narrative this meaning it goes in a straight line normally in
chronological order so basically the story starts at the beginning, goes on through the middle, and
ends at the end; this is how most films are. When relating this to the hunger games the set up of the
film would start when Katniss volunteers instead of her sister, then would be the conflict where she
fights to the death and survives in the arena and finally would be the resolution where she and
Peeta both win and return to their home District 12. When researching narrative theory I found
information about the Todorov narrative theory, he believes that the story starts with an equilibrium
(or normality) then following with the disequilibrium (conflict/disruption of equilibrium by action or
event) then moving onto the recognition of disequilibrium (this being the actual conflict/action).
Next would be the attempt to repair and then to the new equilibrium. When looking at the hunger
boys you can relate this theory to the narrative linear story line.
Semiotics is the study of signs; or, how films signify. There are many ways of understanding how
meaning is conveyed through the various methods some being; Body language, gesture, letters,
words, pictures and visual illustrations. When looking at The Hunger Games and relating it to genre
there are may ways it does so; first of all we have one of the very first scenes where Katniss sneaks
out of her district and collects her bow and arrow hidden in a tree log. She then hunts for food
scanning the forest for birds, deer’s or any animal in sight, this represents that she is disobeying the
rules of the government by sneaking out of her district (climbing threw electrical fences) to hunt for
food for her family to survive, this also says to us that she is preparing for The Hunger Games even
though she doesn’t know it. From just these scenes we can tell that Katniss is quite the adventurous
type and does things to survive when needs be. Looking closely at Katniss Everdeen we can see some
semiotics that you rarely would think of for example her braid shows practicality, her leather jacket
showing functionality. Her brown/grey colours that she wears signifies simplicity and finally her bow
showing power. Based on these reading of the signs alone the watcher can assume that Katniss
practicality over vanity. Also the bow suggests that Katniss is self-sufficient and can protect and
provide for herself. From the film we have panning shots of the capital city Panem, this shows a wide
range of futuristic looking building and vehicles and from this we get that the movie will have some
sort of science fiction genre.
The representations in The Hunger Games are quite different to other films for example normally
the main hero in the film would be male because male stereotypes are seen as strong and tough and
for female characters we would see an attractive defenseless women waiting to be saved by the
male but The Hunger Games is the other way around. Katniss is the protagonist in this story line and
is a strong character throughout the film getting stronger and tougher as the film ends. Apart from
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Katniss fighting her way through the games and being surround by difficulties, fighting off the last
tribute during the climax and winning the games she also has a soft side. We see from the start of
the film that Katniss’s mother isn’t around and Katniss takes the motherly role and looks after her
sister, she shows this even more by sacrificing herself and volunteering for the games to save her
sister Prim. Now moving onto Peeta, like I explained before because you think he is the male
character he will be able to fight and protect Katniss but this is the other way around. Peeta
although he is strong doesn’t know how to survive and fight like Katniss he relies on her to do all this
for him and comparing this to other films this is the opposite. In the film Peeta always had a crush on
Katniss since they were both children and his love for her flourished when the games began. When
thinking of an antagonist for this film at first I couldn’t quite think of it but after a while I decided
and finally came to a conclusion. The antagonist in The Hunger Games is the totalitarian regime of
the government of Panem. From the very beginning of the film, the watchers of the film are
familiarised with the many cruel and oppressive laws and rules of the ruling government, which has
resulted in deprivation and poverty for the citizens of District 12. The vicious rule of the Capitol has
enacted the Hunger Games, the primary focus of the film, as retribution for a past failed rebellion.
To pin point this on a character I would have to say it would be President Snow, a creator of The
Hunger Games and he does this to show that he has power over the districts.
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The film is set in a dystopian future where the government has a controlling power of the districts
(1-12). Districts closer to the capital city (Panem) are a lot wealthier than the districts that are
further away this being where Katniss’s hometown is, District 12. From that we gathered that Katniss
lives in a poorer and poverty filled district and this is where the first location is shown. It shows us a
montage of the district, how barren it looks all the people dressed in grey clothes that in a way
symbolize that they can’t afford coloured clothing. But we also see more of the surround area of
district 12 because Katniss hunts outsides the grounds for food; it shows us a beautiful forest filled
with lots of animals and creatures. A scene is show of Panem the capital city which is a very futuristic
and quite alien modern buildings, this shows us comparing to district 12 that is in comparison quite
science fiction looking. Moving onto the characters, like I explained before Katniss is know to be the
protagonist within the film because of her bravery to enter the games to save her sister and the will
power she has to fight through the games and win. Peeta was the opposite of Katniss he had no
experience with a bow didn’t know how to survive and this is uncommon for the stereotypical male
in films. Now moving onto iconography and how it relates with genre, first of all at the start of the
film we see Katniss using her bow to hunt, this shows us that she has to hunt to eat because that’s
the world she lives in and it’s the only way to survive. In a opening scene to the city of Panem, there
is a very futuristic train that goes into the city and by futuristic I mean hovering above the tracks and
this straightaway gives that the genre will be science fiction. When it comes to the style of the film a
very good example is the fighting scene when the tributes enter the arena, the use of fast cuts from
different angles show the bloodbath that is happening very well. During this the mise en scene isn’t
very clear of what’s in frame and this works really well because the director didn’t want to show too
much of the tributes being killed.
All of the above factors help contribute to this film being a science fiction/adventure genre such as
the concept of the futuristic buildings and vehicles and then we have the adventure side that
features Katniss in the arena fighting for her life passing many obstacles.
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Pulp Fiction – Jack Rabbit Slims
Pulp Fiction is a 1994, black comedy crime genre film, directed by Quentin Tarantino. Its main cast
has superstar names such as John Travolta (Vincent Vega), Uma Thurman (Mia Wallace), Samuel L
Jackson (Jules Winnfield), Bruce Willis (Butch Coolidge) and Quentin Tarantino himself as Jimmie
Dimmick. Pulp Fiction is of a non-linear narrative due to the way it has been edited, the stories of
each character isn’t in order, they’re mixed together which makes it harder for the audience to loose
focus on the story line. I will now talk about the features of postmodernism and how they are
referenced in this scene of Pulp Fiction. Postmodernists claim that in a media-saturated world,
where we are constantly immersed in media, 24/7, on the move, at work, at home, the distinction
between reality and the media representation of it becomes blurred or even entirely invisible to us.
We have come to the stage where we are copying copies and reality and identity is becoming
blurred. In other words, we no longer have any sense of the difference between real things and
images of them. The theory suggests everything now has been made and all we can now do to find
glimpses of originality is to mix two old things together. I will now relate this to Pulp Fiction, a scene
in the restaurant Jack Rabbit Slims.
During this scene there are a lot of references to 50s stars and movies, Intertextuality means that
there are references to other media texts within the film. Example of this would be where Vincent is
outside the restaurant sitting in his car this is very similar to a scene in Grease where John Travolta is
doing the exact same thing. Another reference is made in Pulp Fiction where the iconic Marilyn
Monroe is serving in the restaurant and when walking under a fan her skirt blows up and this is
making reference to the film 7 year rich who stars Marilyn. Reflexivity is a feature to post modernism
and this is also shown in the film, this is where the filmmaker refers to the film making process
within the mise en scene or narrative, breaking the illusion that the film or TV show is not real. An
example of this would be where Vincent and Mia are both in a car; Mia does this feature by drawing
a box in the air that then appears on the screen. Now moving onto Bricolage that is another feature
of post modernism, this references to a mix of genres/historical eras within one shot or scene. This is
shown within the film when Vincent and Mia are in Jack Rabbit slims and in the background there
are many historical eras for example 1990’s, 1980’s and 1970’s, this meaning the different types of
characters which were in Jack Rabbit Slims at the time for example famous Hollywood stars, such as
Buddy Holly, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean and Mamie Van Doren. Another scene shows this
example where Mia goes in the bathroom to ‘powder her nose’ this also relates to the historical era
of the 90’s because taking drugs in the toilet was the common thing back in the day. Another feature
is self-referentiality this is where the producer of the media text or actor makes direct reference
their previous work, an example of this would be Mia sat with Vincent at the table explain the pilot
she was featured on called Fox Force Five. A few years after Pulp Fiction was released the director
Quentin Tarantino created a film called Kill Bill, which featured the characters Mia talked about in
her pilot. Quentin instead of referencing his previous work featured his future work instead, which is
a very creative and smart thing to do. Another post-modern feature is parody, where this film copies
another media text in a humorous way, such as Vincent dancing as John Travolta is, again,
referencing his younger self in Grease and Saturday Night Fever. Pastiche is also a post-modern
feature, and is where a media text closely imitates another media text from a distinguished previous
artist, usually celebrates the work rather than mocking, this is also where the Marilyn Monroe dress
moment happens and where Vincent is dancing, both referencing past, but memorable, media
moments.