1. Assignment 2: Genre Analysis
Mission Impossible
colour: green

2. MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST
PROTOCOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0LQnQSrC-g

3. GENRE
Mission impossible genre is action
Other films that have the same genre
 The Matrix
 Taken
 Skyfall 007
 Die hard
 The terminator

4. THE PURPOSE OF GENRE
The purpose of action films is to get the audiences hearts pumping
and feel the excitement and thrills of the film, its also motivate the
audience and make them imagine themselves being in da film.
Action films are known for their special effects, with many
explosions, car chases and fights giving us an illusion we want to
see again and again

5. MAIN AUDIENCE
The main audience for this genre is mostly males because Action
movies attract generally male audience, as it is stereotypical for
men to be drawn to violent films.

6. CONVERNTIONS
An action film is based around either one person or a group facing
challenges.
Normally involving
 Fights between the hero and the villain like in „The Dark Knight
Rises‟
 chase scenes,
 life threatening situations like in the film „Taken‟
 guns, explosions like in „Fast and Furious‟
 an evil villain
In Action films we are allowed to see the story through fights,
explosions, car chases and fit, good looking

7. ACTION GENRE
Mission impossible trailer has
Full action scenes that involves
high explosive scenes and
buildings and cars being
damaged
M.I trailer also has Life threatening
scenes , showing how dangerous his job
is.
M.I has trailer has gun
scenes showing how
hero will fight the villain

8. SUBGENRE
This subgenre is action/special agent
other films with the same subgenre
 skyfall 007
 Safe
 Traitor

9. CONNOTATION AND DENOTATION
Denotation is the back of a man Having his
hoody up,
Connotation that he is trying to hide or that is
undercover
Denotation By the word
disavowed being in capital,
Connotation: it shows how the
special agent on the picture is
either been killed or been taken
away

10. DENOTATION AND CONNOTATION
Denotation is a man on climbing
the building
The connotation: the use of high
angle makes him look weak and
vulnerable
Denotation is a man standing
with smoke behind him
connotation his stance looks
dominating
Looks like his got a lot power

11. HOW THE PEOPLE AND PLACES ARE
REPRESENTED
The location is glossy/skinny
location Special agents
wearing sunglasses represent
being “cool”
Really nice view
Being at the top showing how
much power he has
Nice big building
Bright/mysterious/

12. HOW THE PEOPLE ARE REPRESENTED
Glamorous life - expensive fast cars,
sexy/shinny
well dressed
Classy
Look like very important
people

13. STEREOTYPES
Stereotypically, the main
character possesses are
high tech cars which has
additional features such as
weapons
The hero always
defeats the villain in
the end
Male hero's always
are shown to have a
nice fast car