Analysis of Skyfall

 Skyfall

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 At the beginning of the scene, a low angle shot is used which I find conveys the lifelessness of the character in the water exaggerating the danger they are in. This is a very effective shocking opening shot as it confuses the audience immediately to question why they are there and who they are.
The shot soon changes from a low angle shot to a high angle shot. This makes him look vulnerable.

The man sinks into the water and the shot goes black leaving the audience scared for what happened to the character as well as exciting the audience as the storyline is still a mystery.

 After, the sinking characters hand is grabbed by a women who drags him down further possibly suggesting their is someone who wants to kill him. The women seems strong by the way she grabs and drags the characters hand down.

This is also emphasized when the shot of the womens hand is enlarged and is pulling the whole figure down, again suggesting the vulnerability and danger of the man and the power and strength of the women harming him.

We then see the main title on top of a shot of the character going into what looks like a whole in the sand. However, he ends up coming out of the whole the other side and we then see images of him bleeding, which shocks and scared the audience because they see the extent to his danger.

Furthermore, the use of a target mat of the character body which seems to be bleeding reflects that someone intends to harm the man and he is being targeted.

A naked women appears which allows the audience to question whether she will be a lover of James Bond, or secretly the women who was dragging him down.

Already, I have noticed the opening scene is very interesting and provokes shock and many questions from the audience as soon as it begins.

An establishing shot is used, the setting shows blue and black (the color scheme I really find effective) forest setting. The shot shows knives and guns dropping suggesting there is no safety for the character.

An extreme closeup shot of James Bond (Daniel Craig) eyes is used, which allows the audience to recognise the main character. However, he shows strength and his eyes don't show fear, which may provoke excitement for the audience as he looks determined and powerful.

Finally, I like the moment of the girl pointing the gun right in front of the camera. One side of her face is exposed to light, suggesting mystery about who the girl is, and possibly her hidden identity. As she directly points the gun to the camera, the audience feel in danger themselves, and therefore the audience feel as if they are a target too which is very effective.

The music is the soundtrack of 'Skyfall' by Adele. This song is very effective as it has a very powerful, sad beginning. The lyrics are very effective in the soundtrack as Adele sings about death, for example the first lyrics are "This is the end" which she sings when Bond is drowning. This suggests the message of his death.