Goldeneye title sequence

 

 

Genre

It is an action thriller film full of mystery, suspense, action, adventure and romance.

Narrative

Goldeneye is the 17^th in the film series of James Bond. Bond and his partner had performed a daring raid on a chemical weapons plant in the Soviet Union. Bond had managed to escape but his partner had not. Several years later, Bond had been tracking down and trying to destroy a criminal mastermind, only to discover it was his former partner 006.

Setting

The setting for the film changes from country to country as Bond chases the evil mastermind. It extends from the Soviet Union to London.

Themes

Themes include espionage, the triumph of good over evil

Character

Pierce Brosnan plays James Bond (007) and Sean Bean plays 006

Atmosphere

The opening sequence of Goldeneye begins with an image of a gun barrel. The audience feels that they have just been shot out of a gun barrel in a blazing ball of fire. The colours are dark apart from the bright orange centre which is the bullet being fired out of the gun. This connotes the importance of guns in the movie.

Throughout the sequence the soviet hammer and sickle is displayed with several statues of Stalin. This gives an indication to the time period the film is set in (the cold war era). This also helps to outline the type of action in the film.

The bullet is shot from the gun and travels on. The explosion which follows is bright red and yellow colours. This connotes a high action film and hints of guns.

Animated silhouettes of women dance provocatively. They are stereotypically attractive, aiming at a male audience. A silhouette of a man appears walking across the screen shooting a gun towards the woman’s face. Her face is lit by a fire and there are sound effects of a gun firing. The shot of the woman is a close up shot and she is blowing smoke through her mouth.

An eye appears in the background. This reminds the audience of the title of the film. It is orange which gives it a supernatural appearance. The eye blinks and connects with the audience, drawing them in. It also has the effect that its starring directly at the audience which causes the audience to feel more a part of the film.

The colour of the background changes to red denoting danger. Hooks appear and the silhouettes walk over them. The fact that they are silhouettes connotes that the characters have no identity and are not intrinsically important in the film.

There is a close up shot of a blonde woman’s face and in a shock action a gun comes from her mouth. This shows the importance of guns in the film.  The close up shot of a stiletto heel is stereotypical of female gender. The purple background denotes mystery.

The golden eye appears but fades away into the barrel of the gun which was seen at the beginning, creating a looping effect.

Sound

The theme song for Goldeneye is sung by Tina Turner

Titles

The text is in gold. This links into the title of the film and connotes wealth and status. The music is initially slow and dramatic to draw the audience in.

Pierce Brosnan’s name comes on the screen in gold which connotes his importance. The background is still dark. The name Goldeneye comes up again in gold capitals– this is a continuing theme.