Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) expertly takes out two men with a knife before killing two more with a pistol he got from a dead body. This scene is very typical of the Action/Adventure genre as there is a lot of danger and risk to what Mills is doing, as he could very easily be shot. This creates a lot of suspense, but only briefly as the audience realise that he is very capable of dispatching the enemies. However, there is still a lot of jeopardy as there are more men coming to try and kill him. He is vastly outnumbered and this again creates suspense.Bryan Mills is a typical hero of an Action/Adventure film, although he does not always abide by the law. He will always be able to fight his way out of dangerous situations and has the courage to face many enemies alone. He always works alone and gets the job done, even if he doesn't want to.
The audience's heart is racing from the moment Bryan Mills finds out the place he has entered is owned by the people he is trying to fight against and from then on the audience is sent on a thrill ride of Action as the henchmen keep coming out and being killed by Mills.
1. You say 'hybrid'. What kind?
ReplyDelete2. Use the system that is written on the board: identify first the convention using accurate terminology (eg This extract features one of the key conventions of the action adventure genre, the use of jeopardy, when...) then identify the example in sufficient detail, then wrap by explaining / analysing the impact / effect on the audience.
3. You do specify what he is doing and suggest why it is dangerous. Are his opponents armed? Trained? Thugs? Bigger than him? In other words, can you give a little more detail.
4. use terms like protagonist and antagonist. Why is Bryan Mills a typical hero? In what way does the extract show him to be outside the law?
5. You express yourself clearly and fluently and I see promise in this as long as you (a) sharpen your technique and (b) give more detail incl. terminology.
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