This document provides an analysis of the 1994 action thriller film "Speed" directed by Jan De Bont. It examines whether the film conforms to or breaks conventions of the genre in terms of its technical features, codes and conventions, setting, characters, themes, narrative structure, iconography, and ideological message. For each category, the document finds that the film breaks conventions by including quick cuts, appropriate locations and sounds, a young heroic main character, high levels of violence and death, a suspenseful narrative structure, American iconography like roads and accents, and a message of being safe and cautious.