James Bond as an action hero in the pre-credits sequence of GoldenEye.

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James Bond as an action hero in the pre-credits sequence of GoldenEye.

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An action hero is typically a male who in spite of greatly outnumbered or losing against terrific odds, manages to not only survive himself but save for example the world from an evil person or organisation whose only dream it is to take over the world. A typical action hero is a master of arms, this means that they are experts in handling firearms and other dangerous explosives. They are good looking and because of this, they are not only a hit with the women in the film but are also admired by many women who watch the film. An action film typically has very little dialogue. This is because there is a lot of action in the film and due to this, the action voices the plot in a way that the audience would find very easy to understand. This also opens the film to a wider market in that it could be played in countries that do not speak English because of the amount of English spoken. An action film generally has very hi-tech special effects ranging from dramatic explosions to car chases with a twist in that using special effects, weapons can be added to increase the tension in that particular scene. Gun fights, explosions, car chases and a wide range of hi-tech weapons to name but a few, add to the action plot by in the way that there is a sense of danger for the hero who may be in jeopardy. James Bond is a typical action hero in a typical action film in that, the majority of events, which occur in GoldenEye, can be linked to the previous Bond films in that there is always a hero who in the end, manages to save the day, the women who the hero just manages to rescue and of course, the action which is, as well as the other points, expected by the audience when they watch a Bond film whether it be a newly released one or one of the very first Bond films which for example, starred Sean Connery. The film has always appealed to both men and women due to there being a wide variety of events which occur in the film, for example, the male audience would be interested by the way that the action is put across whereas the female audience would enjoy for example the way Bond conducts himself and the way the relationships between Bond and the female characters in the way that he generally always ends up either sleeping with them or killing them.
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The film is a certificate 12, which means that people of aged 12 and over only are allowed to view this film. The reason why the film has been classified as a 12 is because of the shooting scenes and also because of the sexual scenes in which Bond is involved with. As GoldenEye is a 12, there cannot be very much graphic detail for example blood, this is because it is deemed that these sort of gory scenes are unsuitable for children of the lower age groups. Due to there not being able to ...

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