action genre opening analysis

1. Casino Royale
Mise-en-scene
At the beginningof the film, arepresentationof aflashbackisshownbyusinga black andwhite
camera.This isusedto coveythe meaningthatthisissomethingthathappenedinBondspast.The
scene issetin Prague inthe CzechRepublicwhere amanentersa buildingandsubsequentlygoesup
a liftto hisapartment.Bondisthere to meethim.Duringtheirconversation,anotherflashbackis
shownof Bondsfirstkill afterbeinggivenhis007 status.Afterbothmenare showntobe shotor
killedbyBondthe title sequence starts.
How the characters are introduced
One of the firstunnamedvillainsthatare introducedisaman whoentersa gloomybuildinginthe
CzechRepublicwhoentershisapartmentonlytobe metbyBond. Anothervillainisintroduced
througha flashbackandagain he is unnamed.Bondisfirstintroducedinthe reflectionof the mirror
inthe villain’shouse.Afterabrief conversationbondkillshimandthe title sequence commences.
Thisscene setsthe tone of the brutalityof the new JamesBond.
Title sequence
As part of the longrunningtraditionof Jamesbond the title sequenceconsistof asongcalled‘you
knowmy name’sungbyChrisCornell.Because of the name ‘CasinoRoyale’alotof itemsandthings
associatedwithacasinoare includedinthe title sequence.Forexample,manycardsare shownas
weaponswhichlinkstoagame ina casinoand representsatheme forthe restof the film.The title
of the song‘youknowmy name’issuggestive of acomebackof the filmscatchphrase ‘the names
Bond,JamesBond’and the fact that villainsshouldbe afraidof him.