Skyfall trailer


The Skyfall poster

Skyfall is the upcoming latest installment in the James Bond saga, with this entry marking the 23rd entry into the James Bond films. Bond shall again be returning (Daniel Craig too), this time on a more personal mission to reveal who new bad guy Raoul Silva really is and what his relationship with both Bond and M is. The film will also mark the first Bond film to be released in Imax theatres and will be released on the 50th anniversary of the James Bond films. Anyway, now to analyse the trailer.

In the trailer, we see both genders in a position of power. Of course, there's James Bond who, as the protagonist, is supposed to have some power as an agent of MI6. However, the real power lies with the head of MI6, M, who has full control over Bond and his actions. This means that the movie plays against gender stereotypes, as most films like this one would have the man in the main position of power and the woman would normally be under them. This is also quite unique for a James Bond film, as normally even when Dame Judy Dench was playing M, Bond would disregard her orders and do what he wants, however this time he is actually listening and obeying, putting the woman definately in charge.

The key elements throughout this trailer also reflect the thriller genre, such as mystery and intrigue. For example, who blew up MI6? How does the bad guy know so much about Bond? Who is he? The trailer leaves us asking these questions and more, keeping the audience interested whilst showing off typical aspects of the thriller genre. Another theme in the trailer is war. The antagonist is trying to reveal secrets about Bond which could begin an internal war in MI6 for him. This is common in James Bond films, as he normally has to try and stop a war from taking place by stopping the main bad guy.

Finally, Bond says he was 'Resurrected'. This could mean many things, for example Bond has taken responsibility to rise up and accept his mistakes. It could also be to show a 'Marxist' struggle between the lower class thugs and upper class Bond. Finally, it could be a tongue-in-cheek reference to the fact that Bond is back for a 23rd time, and he is unkillable.

Thats all for this analysis. Thanks for reading!